1969 HITS ARCHIVE: Oh Happy Day - Edwin Hawkins Singers (a #2 record--stereo 45)

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Dorothy Morrison is featured vocalist on one of those unexpected oddities: a 5+ minute gospel choir recording that reached the national top-5 and sold over a million singles. Though the 45 was billed under the name of the group’s director Hawkins, the track had originally appeared in the 1968 LP “Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord” as recorded by the 48-voice Northern California State Youth Choir.

Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 2, Cash Box 3, Billboard 4 - R&B Peak: 2 - Easy Listening Peak: 22 - UK Peak: 1 (TP)

45 single issued on ('dual' stereo) Pavilion 20,001 - Oh Happy Day (Hawkins) by The Edwin Hawkins Singers, featuring Dorothy Combs Morrison, directed by Edwin Hawkins, produced by LaMont Bench

. THE 1969 HITS ARCHIVE - Here in one place, a comprehensive collection of ‘pop’ best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1969 (some were recorded in 1968)