"Hands of the Clock" was a hit for Canadian band Life in 1969. It was written and produced by Neil Sheppard.
| "Hands of the Clock" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song by Life | ||||
| B-side | "Ain't I Told You Before" | |||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Sheppard | |||
| Producer(s) | Neil Sheppard | |||
| Life singles chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe group's debut single, "Hands of the Clock" bw "Ain't I Told You Before" was released on Polydor 540.009 in 1969. Both sides were written by Neil Sheppard.[1] With a strong response to the single in the United States, it was noted in the September, 1969 issue of Billboard that it would be released in England on Polydor.[2]
Charts
editThe single was in the Recommended Canadian Content section of RPM Weekly on May 26. It was also picking up in Montreal and Ontario.[3][4] By June 9 it was charting, having just entered the Canadian Content Chart at #9. It also made its entry into the RPM100 Chart at the #100 spot.[5][6] By July 14, the group appeared on the RPM Weekly cover.[7] Their single was also at its second week at #4 on the RPM Canadian Content Chart.[8] It had also moved up from #48 to #43 on the RPM100 Chart.[9]
Stateside it was making some progress an Billboard wrote in the August 2 issue that "Hands of the Clock" by Life, "Laughing" by The Guess Who and "When I Die" by Motherlode were three Canadian produced singles that were either in the Billboard "Hot Hundred" or "Bubbling Under".[10]
The song eventually got to #19 on Canada's RPM chart.[11]
References
edit- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series - Page 1977 1969, Sheppard, Neil.
- ^ Billboard, September 6, 1969 - Page 102 International News Reports, Polydor to Issue 'Hands" In England
- ^ RPM Weekly, Volume 11 No. 13 Week of May 26th. 1969 - Page 18 Recommended Canadian Content
- ^ RPM Weekly, Volume 11 No. 13 Week of May 26th. 1969 - Page 23 RECORDS
- ^ RPM Weekly, Volume 11 No. 15 Week of June 9th, 1969 - Page 10 Canadian Content Chart
- ^ RPM Weekly, Volume 11 No. 15 Week of June 9th, 1969 - Page 11 RPM100
- ^ RPM Weekly, Volume 11 No. 20 Week of July 14th, 1969 - Page 1 U.S. Release For Polydor's Life
- ^ RPM Weekly, Volume 11 No. 20 Week of July 14th, 1969 - Page 4 RPM Canadian Content Chart
- ^ RPM Weekly, Volume 11 No. 20 Week of July 14th, 1969 - Page 5 RPM100
- ^ Billboard, August 2, 1969 - Page 57 Canadian News Report, Maple Leaf Network Helps Booming Canadian Talent By RITCHIE YORKE
- ^ citizenfreak.com (© Museum of Canadian Music) - Life - ST