Indian Reservation - Don Fardon 7" 45

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a b c d e Whitburn, Joel (1997). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1996. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research Inc. p.509. ISBN 0-89820-122-5. In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Fardon is best known for his cover of the song " Indian Reservation" (1968), a UK number 3 hit and global million selling disc. He also wrote the football anthem " Belfast Boy" about George Best.

His biggest success was his cover version of " Indian Reservation" by John D. Loudermilk (1968, Billboard Hot 100: number 20; 1970, UK: number 3; [3] Australia: number 4). [4] The global sales were estimated at over one million copies. [5] Deb from Portland, OrMark Lindsay sang Indian Reservation; in fact, it was recorded as a Mark Lindsay single (he's part Cherokee) but then he released it as a Raider single when the group was pressed for a new single. Mark produced Freddy Weller's Indian Lake and somehow the confuson began. Caught in the Carousel". March 25, 2012. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012 . Retrieved May 4, 2021. National Museum of the American Indian (2007). Do All Indians Live in Tipis?. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-115301-3.a b Bronson, Fred, The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, Billboard Publications, Inc. 1985. ISBN 0-8230-7522-2 In 1971, the Raiders recorded "Indian Reservation" for Columbia Records, and it topped the Hot 100 on July 24. [5] On June 30, 1971, the RIAA gold certified the record for selling over a million copies. [6] The record was later certified platinum for selling an additional million copies. [6] The song was the group's only Hot 100 Number 1 hit and their final Hot 100 Top 20 song. Jon from Oakridge, OrI heard the Raiders were kidding around when they made this and so it became a controversy. Is this right. A disco version was recorded by the German band Orlando Riva Sound in 1979. It was a national chart success, reaching number 7 and staying five weeks in the German Top 10. [24]

His follow-up single " Belfast Boy", composed in honour of the Manchester United and Northern Ireland player George Best, reached number 32 in the UK single chart. "Follow Your Drum" reached number 16 on the Australian Singles Chart in May 1972. Camille from Toronto, OhJohn Loudermilk also went on to co-write the hit country tune "Indian Outlaw" which put Tim McGraw (you know, Faith Hill's hubby) on the map. Ninety-five years later on April 4th, 1971 the Raiders' "Indian Reservation" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #94; fifteen weeks later on July 18th, 1971 it peaked at #1... Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn August 25th 1968, "(The Lament Of the Cherokee) Indian Reservation" by Don Fardon entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #74; and on September 29th, 1968 it peaked at #20 {for 2 weeks} and spent 9 weeks on the Top 100... Beatle from St. Louis, Mo.The Raiders's biggest hit of the period, "Indian Reservation", was recorded as a Mark Lindsay solo session, although some sources erroneously credit the lead vocals to Paul Weller, who, around the same time, had recorded "Indian Lake" (a cover of the hit song by the Cowsills).Roy from Leeds, EnglandFardon's version not a hit in UK until October 1970. He was originally lead singer with a UK band called the Sorrows who had a top 30 UK hit in 1965 with a song called Take A Heart It spent three weeks at #2 before moving up to the top spot, then after being at #1 for one week it spent two more weeks at #2... Breihan, Tom (February 1, 2019). "The Number Ones: Paul Revere & The Raiders' "Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)" ". Stereogum . Retrieved June 16, 2023. Fardon's version is a tense blues simmer... a b c "Did the Cherokee live in tipis?". Museum of the Cherokee Indian – FAQ. Archived from the original on December 19, 2015 . Retrieved August 3, 2018. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) Jeff from Long Island, NyThe organ coda is a slightly lengthened, but otherwise virtually identical version of the one in Janis Ian's "Society Child" five years earlier, but it's hard to call it plagiarism, since Artie Butler was the organist both times.