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1971 — UK. Vinyl —. LP, Album, Stereo. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Earth Song / Ocean Song by Mary Hopkin. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.
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Early singing career
Hopkin was born into a Welsh-speaking family in Pontardawe, Wales; her father worked as a housing officer. She took weekly singing lessons as a child and began her musical career as a folk singer with a local group called the Selby Set and Mary. She released an EP of Welsh-language songs for a local record label called Cambrian, based in her hometown, before signing to Apple Records, owned by the Beatles, one of the first artists to do so. The model Twiggy saw her winning the British ITV tele...
Eurovision
In March 1970, Hopkin represented the United Kingdom in the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest, achieving second place with "Knock, Knock Who's There?" Although she gave a confident performance and sang in a crystal-clear voice, and despite being the pre-contest favourite, Hopkin lost to "All Kinds of Everything", performed by Irish singer Dana. Produced by Mickie Most, "Knock, Knock Who's There?" was released as a single on 23 March 1970 and peaked at number 2 in the UK.It was a worldwide hit, sel...
After Eurovision
At McCartney's insistence, Hopkin had recorded a cover of "Que Sera, Sera" in August 1969. Hopkin had no wish to record the song and refused to have the single released in Britain. Initially issued in France in September 1969, it was released in North America in June 1970. The single peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 47 in Canada,[citation needed]and was also a hit in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Rhodesia (nowadays called Zimbabwe). The last single to hit the Briti...
Selected albums
1. 1969: Postcard 2. 1971: Earth Song, Ocean Song 3. 1972: Those Were The Days(compilation with "Those Were The Days" in mono) 4. 1976: The Welsh World of Mary Hopkin (compilation) 5. 1989: Spirit 6. 1996: Y Caneuon Cynnar (The Early Recordings) (compilation) 7. 2005: Live at the Royal Festival Hall(live) 8. 2007: Valentine 9. 2008: Recollections 10. 2008: Now and Then 11. 2009: Blodeugerdd: Song of the Flowers – An Anthology of Welsh Music and Song (compilation) 12. 2010: You Look Familiar(w...
Earth Song/Ocean Song by Mary Hopkin released in 1971. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Earth Song - Ocean Song (Remastered 2010 / Expanded Edition) Mary Hopkin. 54 years ago. World. 16. Tracks. 58:06. 2. Mary Hopkin. 601. 228. Hear the full album. Hear every second of every track with SoundCloud Go+. Try it free for 30 days. Album release date: 1 January 1971. International (Remastered 2010) 37. 2.
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