Desdemona (Searchers song)

"Desdemona" is a song recorded in 1971 by The Searchers. It was their final charting single and their first in the U.S. following an almost five-year hiatus.

"Desdemona"
Single by The Searchers
from the album Second Take
B-side"The World Is Waiting for Tomorrow"
ReleasedAugust 1971 (U.S.)
Recorded1971
GenreRock, pop
Length2:20
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Valerie Avon & Harold Spiro
Producer(s)David Paramor
The Searchers singles chronology
"Kinky Kathy Abernathy"
(1969)
"Desdemona"
(1971)

The song was the first of two singles from their Second Take LP, and the only one to chart. It was written by the songwriting team of Valerie Murtagh and Harold Spiro. The B-side was a non-album track.

"Desdemona" reached No. 94 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 79 on Cash Box.[1][2] It did not chart outside the United States.

Chart history

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Chart (1971) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 94
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[3] 79

References

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  1. ^ a b Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  2. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 11, 1971, Cashboxmagazine.com
  3. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 11, 1971, Cashboxmagazine.com
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