From the MCRFB news archive:
Atlantic Records Biggest Singles Week In U.S.
NEW YORK — Atlantic Records hit it’s biggest single sales week in a seven-day span last week, shipping more than 1,500,000 disk copies to Atlantic and Atco Records, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records.
The top selling singles on Atlantic include, “It’s A Beautiful Morning,” by the Young Rascals, “Tighten Up,” by Archie Bell and The Drells, “Sweet Inspiration,” by the Sweet Inspirations, “I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free),” by Solomon Burke, “Tribute To A King,” by William Bell, and “I Have A Dream,” (Amanda) by the Hudson Chorale.
On Atco the biggest sellers were, “Funky Street,” by Arthur Conley, “Jumbo,” by the Bee Gees, “Going Away,” by the Fireballs, “Anyone For Tennis?,” by the Cream, and the “Happy Song,” by the late Otis Redding, on Volt Records. END.
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(Information and news source: Billboard; May 4, 1968).
