Been to Canaan
| "Been to Canaan" | ||||
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| Single by Carole King | ||||
| from the album Rhymes & Reasons | ||||
| B-side | "Bitter with the Sweet" | |||
| Released | November 1972 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Carole King | |||
| Producer(s) | Lou Adler | |||
| Carole King singles chronology | ||||
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"Been to Canaan" is a song written by Carole King introduced on King's 1972 album release Rhymes & Reasons. Released as that album's lead single, "Been to Canaan" peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1973 and it was the second of King's four #1 hits on the Easy Listening chart. The single also reached #20 on the Cashbox chart. [1]
A Finnish rendering of "Been to Canaan": "Olet Nähnyt Kaanan", was recorded by Anki on her 1973 album Aikalintu, while famous Swedish jazz singer Alice Babs recorded a jazzy cover on her album Music With a Jazz Flavour[2] the same year.
See also[]
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1973 (U.S.)
References[]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 136.
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Alice-Babs-Nils-Lindbergs-Orchestra-Music-With-A-Jazz-Flavour/release/2474381
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