When I Die (Motherlode song)
| "When I Die" | ||||
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| Single by Motherlode | ||||
| from the album When I Die | ||||
| B-side | "Hard Life" | |||
| Released | April 1969[1] | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Buddah | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Kennedy, William Smith | |||
| Producer(s) | Mort Ross, Doug Riley | |||
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"When I Die" is a 1969 hit single by Motherlode. It is the title track of their debut LP and was their first single. A studio musician who worked with artists like Sam Cooke,[2] Carol Kaye, played bass guitar on this recording.[2]
In the US, the song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 12 on the Cash Box Top 100.[3] "When I Die" was a major hit in Canada, reaching number 1 in August of the year.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Motherlode - when I die".
- ^ a b "Carol Kaye's 10 favourite songs of her own". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2024-10-27. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 27, 1969
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - August 23, 1969" (PDF).
- ^ "CHUM 30 - July 26, 1969".
- ^ [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 27, 1969
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20.
- ^ Musicoutfitters.com
- ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1969
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