Cherish (The Association song)

"Cherish"
Single by the Association
from the album And Then... Along Comes the Association
B-side"Don't Blame It on Me"
ReleasedAugust 1966
Genre
Length
  • 3:25 (album)
  • 3:13 (single)
LabelValiant
Songwriter(s)Terry Kirkman
Producer(s)Curt Boettcher
The Association singles chronology
"Along Comes Mary"
(1966) 		"Cherish"
(1966) 		"Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies"
(1966)

"Cherish" is a pop song written by Terry Kirkman and recorded by the Association.[3] Released in 1966, the song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in September of that year and remained in the top position for three weeks.[4] Billboard ranked the record as the No. 7 song of 1966, and later as No. 2, after a revision of the year-end charts. It was certified Gold by the RIAA in the US in 1966.[5] In Canada, the song also reached number one.[6]

  1. ^ Asakawa, Gil (1998). "The Association". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 46.
  2. ^ Bielen, Ken (2021). Portraying Performer Image in Record Album Cover Art. London: Lexington Books. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-7936-4073-4.
  3. ^ "Show 37 - The Rubberization of Soul: The great pop music renaissance. [Part 3] : UNT Digital Library" (audio). Pop Chronicles. Digital.library.unt.edu. 1969. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference billboardhot100 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "American single certifications – The Association – Cherish". Recording Industry Association of America.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference canadasingle was invoked but never defined (see the help page).