Graduation Day (The Four Freshmen song)
"Graduation Day" is a song composed by Joe Sherman with lyrics by his brother Noel Sherman and was a 1956 hit song by the Four Freshmen about nostalgia[1] In the US, the Four Freshmen recording reached number 27 on the Best Sellers in Stores chart.[2]
| "Graduation Day" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by the Four Freshmen | ||||
| from the album Freshman Favorites | ||||
| B-side | "Lonely Night in Paris" | |||
| Released | April 1956 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, pop | |||
| Length | 3:01 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Composer(s) | Joe Sherman | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Noel Sherman | |||
| The Four Freshmen singles chronology | ||||
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The song was an important influence in the early rock era.[3]
References
- Browne, Ray Broadus; Ambrosetti, Ronald J. (1993). Continuities in Popular Culture: The Present in the Past & the Past in the Present and Future. ISBN 9780879725938.a single from the Capitol album Freshman Favorites,
- Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 312.
- The Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era p218
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