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The song was covered by the Happenings in the late 1960s. Melanie included the song in her 1972 hit "The Nickel Song", which was included on her 1976 album Photograph . Guy Mitchell released a version that can be found on several of his greatest hits albums.
The song was granted gold disc status by the R.I.A.A. on 3 July 1973. [7] The release went one better in Canada, topping the RPM 100 national singles charts there for three consecutive weeks in the same year (23 June - 7 July). [8] On the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart, "Playground in My Mind" reached #1.
"I Wish I Had a Nickel" is a song composed by W.S. Barnhart and Tommy Sutton. The song was a hit for country singer Jimmy Wakely but is mostly associated with Hank Williams, who performed it on KWKH in Shreveport, Louisiana as part of the Johnny Fair Syrup radio show along with Wakely's other hit, "Someday You'll Call My Name."
To compete with this release, Melanie's former record company released "The Nickel Song", which she had recorded while still signed to Buddah Records. Both songs were simultaneous top 40 hits while "Brand New Key" was still on the charts, setting a record for the first female performer to have three top 40 hits at the same time. [24]
The 2006 American Idol runner-up, Katharine McPhee, covered the song as the bonus track on her 2010 Unbroken album. Olivia Newton-John covered the song on the soundtrack album for the film A Few Best Men in 2012. Jessica Frech covered the song on her 2012 Reality album. [22] The New York-based singer Jaymay covered the song in 2013. [23]
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In June 1972, Holmes released his first and only hit record, "Playground in My Mind". [1]It didn't reach the Hot 100 chart until 24 March 1973, whereupon it rose to #2 on 16–23 June 1973.
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