Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life

"Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life" is a song written by Vanda & Young and recorded by New Zealand-born singer songwriter, Mark Williams. The song was released in May 1975 as the second and final single from his debut studio album, Mark Williams (1975). The song peaked at number 1 on the New Zealand charts and was the highest selling single by a New Zealand artist in New Zealand in 1975.

"Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life"
Single by Mark Williams
from the album Mark Williams
B-side"Jimmy Loves Marianne"
ReleasedMay 1975
RecordedMay 1974 – March 1975
StudioEMI Studios, Wellington, New Zealand
Genre
Length3:54
LabelEMI Music
Songwriter(s)Vanda & Young
Producer(s)Alan Galbraith
Mark Williams singles chronology
"Celebration"
(1974)		 "Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life"
(1975)		 "Sweet Wine"
(1975)

Background

Williams' manager and music producer, Alan Galbraith had chosen a rock-pop number written by Australian songwriting duo Harry Vanda and George Young (aka Vanda & Young) but Williams wasn't keen on the track but backed down and recorded the song with an alternate rearrangement with a rhythm and blues-soul sound. Galbraith said, "The original demo was nothing like the end result."[1]

Track listing
7" single (EMI – HR 538)

Side A: "Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life"
Side B: "Jimmy Loves Marianne"

Chart performance

Weekly charts
Chart (1975) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1975) Rank
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 8
New Zealand Artist (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 1
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See also

References
  1. "Flashback: Yesterday was the beginning of his life". Stuff. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. "Charts.nz – Mark Williams – Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. "End of Year Charts 1975". RIANZ. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. "End of Year Charts 1975". RIANZ. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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