Traces (song)

This article is about the Classics IV song. For other songs, see Traces § Music.
"Traces"
Single by Classics IV
from the album Traces
B-side"Mary, Mary Row Your Boat"
ReleasedJanuary 1969
Recorded1968
Genre
Length2:45
LabelImperial
Songwriter(s)Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb, Emory Gordy Jr.
Producer(s)Buddy Buie
Classics IV singles chronology
"Stormy"
(1968) 		"Traces"
(1969) 		"Everyday With You Girl"
(1969)

"Traces" is a 1968 song by the American rock band Classics IV. Released as a single in January 1969, the cut served as the title track off the album of the same name. Written by Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb, and Emory Gordy Jr., the song peaked at No. 2 on 29 March 1969 on the Hot 100,[4] as well as No. 2 on the Easy Listening music charts, making it the highest-charting single by the Classics IV.[5]

"Traces" was listed at 32 in BMI's Top 100 Songs of the Century.[6]

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  2. ^ Mason, Stewart. Classics IV - The Very Best of Classics IV (1988) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Eder, Bruce. Classics IV - The Very Best of Dennis Yost & the Classics IV (2002) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Classics IV: Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  6. ^ "BMI Announces Top 100 Songs of the Century". bmi.com. 13 December 1999. Retrieved 2014-08-12.