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Beautiful Friendship (song)

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"Beautiful Friendship"
Song by Continental Uptight Band
from the album Beautiful Friendship
A-side"Beautiful Friendship"
B-side"Refugee"
Released1970
LabelImperial 5C 006-24242
Composer(s)Barbara Ruskin
Producer(s)Frank Jansen

Beautiful Friendship was a 1970 song for the Continental Uptight Band. It was a Top 40 hit for them in Holland that year.

Background

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The song was written by Barbara Ruskin.[1] The Continental Uptight Band recorded the song and released it with "Refugee as the B side. In Holland, it was released on Imperial 5C 006-24242.[2] And in Germany it was released on Columbia 1C 006-24 242.[3]

The Continental Uptight Band album of the same name was released on Columbia SCX 6454 in 1971.[4]

Charts

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The Continental Uptight Band's single entered the Dutch Top 40 at no. 40 on 24 October 1970.[5] Staying in the chart for another week, it peaked at no. 36.[6]

Later years

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Barbara Ruskin had her own version released. Backed "Yesterday's Coffee", it was released on President PT 369 in 1972.[7] She did perform the song on Granada Television's Lift Off with Ayshea on 28 June 1972.[8] This was her final single release.[9]

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