Kind of a Drag
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"Kind of a Drag" is a song written by Jim Holvay and recorded by The Buckinghams
. The single reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
in February 1967, becoming the first #1 single within the new calendar year and remaining in the top position for two weeks. It was the first of the band's three Top 10 hits in 1967.
The song was written by Chicago-based songwriter Jim Holvay, who had been performing with a group called The Mob
, and spent two weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100
in February 1967. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc
. The co-producers of "Kind of a Drag" were the band's first personal manager Carl Bonafede
and big band leader Dan Belloc, owner of the Holiday Ballroom in Chicago. The arranger of the horn sound was Frank Tesinsky. The engineer at the first recording sessions held at Chess Records
in Chicago was Ron Malo
. Following this, the band's debut album, also entitled Kind of a Drag, was released and featured the band's early recordings.
The Buckinghams
The Buckinghams are an American Sunshine Pop band from Chicago, Illinois. They formed in 1966 and went on to become one of the top selling acts of 1967. The band dissolved in 1970 but reformed in 1980 and continue to tour throughout the United States....
. The single reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
in February 1967, becoming the first #1 single within the new calendar year and remaining in the top position for two weeks. It was the first of the band's three Top 10 hits in 1967.
The song was written by Chicago-based songwriter Jim Holvay, who had been performing with a group called The Mob
The Mob
The Mob may refer to:* The Mafia, an Italian organized crime secret society* The American Mafia, an offshoot of the Italian Mafia and also an organized crime secret society* Irish Mob, the first organized crime group for which the term was used...
, and spent two weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
in February 1967. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
. The co-producers of "Kind of a Drag" were the band's first personal manager Carl Bonafede
Carl Bonafede
Carl Bonafede was the original manager of the Chicago, Illinois-based rock band The Buckinghams, who charted in Billboard's Hot 100 in February 1967 with "Kind of a Drag"....
and big band leader Dan Belloc, owner of the Holiday Ballroom in Chicago. The arranger of the horn sound was Frank Tesinsky. The engineer at the first recording sessions held at Chess Records
Chess Records
Chess Records was an American record label based in Chicago, Illinois. It specialized in blues, R&B, soul, gospel music, early rock and roll, and occasional jazz releases....
in Chicago was Ron Malo
Ron Malo
Ron Malo was an engineer for Chicago's Chess Studios. He was the engineer for the first sessions the Rolling Stones did in the USA, in Chicago in June 1964, recording songs that wound up appearing on the albums 12 X 5, The Rolling Stones...
. Following this, the band's debut album, also entitled Kind of a Drag, was released and featured the band's early recordings.