| "Reach Out of the Darkness" | ||||
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| Single by Friend & Lover | ||||
| from the album Reach Out of the Darkness | ||||
| B-side | "Time on Your Side (You're Only 15 Years Old)" | |||
| Released | October 1967 | |||
| Genre | Sunshine pop | |||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | Verve Forecast | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jim Post | |||
| Producer(s) | ||||
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"Reach Out of the Darkness" is a song by American folk duo Friend & Lover from their debut studio album of the same name (1968). It was released as the lead single from the album in October 1967, by Verve Forecast Records. Jim Post is credited as the sole writer of the song, whilst production was helmed by Bill Lowery and Joe South. The song peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and is Friend & Lover's only top 40 hit, which has often resulted in the duo being labeled as a one-hit wonder.[1] In Canada the song reached number 6.[2] The title never appears as such in the recording, though the nine mentions of "Reach Out in the Darkness" in the lyrics come close. The song is notable for its repeated opening line, "I think it's so groovy now that people are finally getting together." The song's follow-up, “If Love is in Your Heart”, stalled at number 86 a few months later, and reached number 54 in Canada.[3]
- ^ "Single: The Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Music Charts. June 22, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 6, 1968" (PDF).
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - September 16, 1968" (PDF).