"Playground In My Mind" is a 1973 hit song by Clint Holmes. It is a nursery rhyme-styled song which features a duet with record producer Paul Vance's son, nine-year-old Philip (died 13 December 2009, age 44) on the chorus. Written by Vance with Lee Pockriss, the song was released in the U.S. in July 1972 but did not reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart until March 24, 1973, when it rose to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and stayed for 23 weeks. The song was granted gold disc status by the R.I.A.A. on July 3, 1973.
The single went one better in Canada, topping the RPM 100 national singles charts there for three consecutive weeks in the same year (June 23 - July 7). On the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart, "Playground in My Mind" reached number one.
The following account was given in the autobiography, Johnny Holliday: From Rock to Jock:
I also helped break a record at WWDC. It was a tune called 'Playground of My Mind,' written by Paul Vance, whom I had known from my WINS days in the Big Apple. Clint Holmes, an excellent talent just waiting to be discovered, recorded it. Clint had found his local audience at Mr. Day's in Georgetown and various other D.C. nightspots. When Clint's record promoter dropped the single off at WWDC, we just jumped all over it. It became a hit overnight.
Video Playground in My Mind
Chart history
Maps Playground in My Mind
Cover versions
- Lee Pockriss covered "Playground in My Mind" in 1972.
- Johnny Ashcroft covered the song in 1973. It was released in Australia and became a hit, reaching number 19.
References
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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