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La La Peace Song was a hit for both Al WIlson and O.C. Smith in 1974. It was written by Johnny Bristol. It is also an example of what can or can't happen when the same song that is recorded by two artists gets released around the same time. In addition to both artists having this single out, they also had albums out called La La Peace Song around the same time. BackgroundAbout the contentThe song is an anti-war and peace song. The lyrics speak of a profound sound that passes over the heads of children, sounds of thunder but no rain and the kind of thunder that blows down doors, walls and things. The song tells of steel birds falling to the ground. It also mentions injustice, racial injustice dividing men and allowing their hate to grow.[1] It came out at a period of time when the pop charts saw a decrease in the display of anti-war feeling. The R&B charts were a bit different and there was still the indication of anti-war feeling in the songs. "There Will Never Be Any Peace Until God Is Seated At The Conference Table" by The Chi-Lites and "La La Peace Song" showed the increasingly strong vocal feeling".[2] From composition to releaseThe song was written by Johnny Bristol and Elizabeth Martin.[3] O. C. Smiths version was released on Columbia 4-45863 in 1973 and then later on Columbia 3-10031 in 1974. Wilsons version was released on Rocky Road 30,200 in 1974. Bristol produced both versions.[4][5] According to Steve Popovich of Columbia records Columbia records re-released OC Smiths version a month before the Bell version by Al Wilson. In a counter to what was said by Popovich, the spokesman for Bell Records said that they thought Columbia were not pushing the song anymore, and so thinking Wilson could have a hit with it, they had him cut the song. It wasn't until they were re-mixing the song that they learnt Columbia had re-released the original O.C. Smith version.[6] By September 28, 1974, both Wilsons and Smiths singles had each spent a week in the Soul Singles chart. Smiths single was leading the way at 90 while Wilsons was at 96.[7] In the DUPLICATE RECORDS: PROBLEM article that appeared in the October 12, 1974 issue of Billboard, Eliot Tiegel remarked that it was fascinating to see two versions of "La La Peace Song" and some others at the time in the current market with "La La Peace Song" pitting Al Wilson on Bell against O.C. Smith on Columbia. The Wilson version at that time was at 82 and Smith was at 71.[8] Because both Al Wilson and O.C. Smith recorded the song and released it at a similar time, sales suffered.[9] Later yearsIt was announced in 2015 that the song was to be used in The Peace Project, produced by Rick Gianatos. The song was to be recorded with lead vocals by sisters Pam & Joyce Vincent and Jim Gilstrap. The song was to be used to address the problem violence in the world.[10] Al Wilson{{Infobox song| name = La La Peace Song | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Al Wilson | album = La La Peace Song | A-side = La La Peace Song | B-side = Keep On Loving You | released = 1974 | format = 45 RPM single | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = R&B | length = 3:24 | label = Rocky Road 30,200 | writer = Johnny Bristol, L. Martin | producer = Johnny Bristol | prev_title = Touch And Go | prev_year = 1974 | next_title = I Won't Last A Day Without You | next_year = 1974 | misc = US discography[11] }} Wilson's version of "La La Peace Song" was cut around June or July 1974. At the same session, Al Wilson also cut the Hall & Oates song, "She's Gone" which was intended to be the single released from those sessions. Things didn't go according to plan so the song was given to Lou Rawls and the next single that Wilson released was "La La Peace Song". According to the spokesman for Bell Records, they thought that Wilson could have a hit with "La La Peace Song" so that's why it was cut.[12] By September 14, 1974, on the Billboards's Top Single Picks page, Wilson's version was in the recommended category of the soul section.[13] By October 5, 1974, Al Wilson's version had entered the Billboard HOT 100 chart at 94.[14] By November 9, 1974, Al Wilson's album of the same name had gone from 183 to 178 and was at its 4th week in the Billboard LP Chart.[15] By November 16, it was at its seventh week in the chart and had climbed from no 38 to no 30.[16] Releases
O.C. Smith{{Infobox song| name = La La Peace Song | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = O. C. Smith | album = La La Peace Song | A-side = La La Peace Song | B-side = When Morning Comes | released = 1973 1974 | format = 45 RPM Record | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = R&B | length = 3:27 | label = Columbia 4-45863 Columbia 3-10031 | writer = J. Bristol, L. Martin | producer = Johnny Bristol | prev_title = La La Peace Song | prev_year = 1973 | next_title = La La Peace Song | next_year = 1975 | misc = US discography[18][19] }} Smith's version was first released on Columbia 45863 in the summer of 1973 and it was not pushed by Columbia. It took the release of Al Wilson's version to get Columbia to re-release it on Columbia 10031.[20] By September 28, on page 76, it showed Smith's version had entered the Billboard HOT 100 chart at 91. Instead of the song being written in as "La La Peace Song, Billboard had written the song as "La La Song". On the previous page no 75, there was a full-page ad for Al Wilson announcing that he had a smash hit with a song that is so right for the world and that it was produced by Johnny Bristol. And a small section for the ad showed his album of the same name.[21] By November 9, 1974, at its seventh week, Smith's version of the song had gone from 62 to 100.[22] In January 1975, Billboard listed Smith's version as one of the "Top 50 Disco Hits Of ’74".[23] Smith re-recorded the song and it appeared on his 1986 album "What'cha Gonna Do as "La La Peace Song ('86)".[24] Releases
Other versionsRandolph Rose recorded a German version of the song, titled "La La Love Song" which was released in Germany on single in 1975.[28][29] Cover Boys did a version of the song along with another Johnny Bristol composition, "Hang On In There Baby", which was released on Sizzle Records, Unidisc in 1987.[30] A version by Donato was released on the Miami based Vision record label.[31] Mari Wilson recorded a version which appeared on her 1991 The Rhythm Romance album.[32] Chart action
References1. ^Anti War Songs - [https://www.antiwarsongs.org/canzone.php?lang=en&id=46175 The La La Peace Song, Al Wilson] 2. ^Representations of Peace and Conflict, Edited by S. Gibson, S. Mollan - [https://books.google.com/books?id=bB-IO9sayEIC&pg=PA75&lpg=PA75&dq=%22La+La+Peace+Song%22Anti+War&source=bl&ots=jZcvAjewna&sig=2LAepKW7FSon7sSXxZU3EgSTwVo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWr6-0j__WAhUB2LwKHbrFDKsQ6AEIQjAG#v=onepage&q=%22La%20La%20Peace%20Song%22Anti%20War&f=false Page 75] 3. ^Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, Volume 27, Part 5, Number 2, Section I Music Current and Renewal Registrations July-December 1973 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=v0shAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA2218&lpg=PA2218&dq=%22Johnny+Bristol%22Elizabeth+Martin%22&source=bl&ots=kuORLypSos&sig=IBY70QSJjwPW7EjlDOl3fmXeV8g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjc9e63lv_WAhUKVLwKHcaZCnIQ6AEIRDAI#v=onepage&q=%22Johnny%20Bristol%22Elizabeth%20Martin%22&f=false Page 2218] 4. ^45Cat - Al Wilson - Discography, USA 5. ^45Cat - O. C. Smith - Discography 6. ^Billboard, October 12, 1974 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=tQcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PP3&dq=La+La+Peace+Song+Oc+Smith+1974&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwisiM6yrcXXAhWDHJQKHby8Bv4Q6AEIVzAI#v=onepage&q=La%20La%20Peace%20Song%20Oc%20Smith%201974&f=false Page 3 General News, THREE DISCS INVOLVED, Davis Pulls Out the Covers By JIM FISHEL] 7. ^Billboard, September 28, 1974 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=twcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT1&dq=Wilson+and+O.+C.+Smith+both+released+%22La+La+Peace+Song%22+in+the+fall+of+1974&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjl--L4-I3XAhWKHZQKHVK9CegQ6AEIOzAF#v=onepage&q=Wilson%20and%20O.%20C.%20Smith%20both%20released%20%22La%20La%20Peace%20Song%22%20in%20the%20fall%20of%201974&f=false Page 32 Billboard Hot Soul Singles] 8. ^Billboard, October 12, 1974 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=tQcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PP3&dq=La+La+Peace+Song+Oc+Smith+1974&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwisiM6yrcXXAhWDHJQKHby8Bv4Q6AEIVzAI#v=onepage&q=La%20La%20Peace%20Song%20Oc%20Smith%201974&f=false Page 3 General News, DUPLICATE RECORDS: PROBLEM By ELIOT TIEGEL] 9. ^Anti War Songs - [https://www.antiwarsongs.org/canzone.php?lang=en&id=46175 The La La Peace Song, Al Wilson] 10. ^gofundme - [https://www.gofundme.com/PeaceSong The Peace Project: LA LA PEACE SONG] 11. ^45Cat - Al Wilson - Discography, USA 12. ^Billboard, October 12, 1974 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=tQcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PP3&dq=La+La+Peace+Song+Oc+Smith+1974&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwisiM6yrcXXAhWDHJQKHby8Bv4Q6AEIVzAI#v=onepage&q=La%20La%20Peace%20Song%20Oc%20Smith%201974&f=false Page 3 General News, THREE DISCS INVOLVED, Davis Pulls Out the Covers By JIM FISHEL] 13. ^Billboard, September 14, 1974 - [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=uwcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA63&dq=%22La+La+Peace+Song%22Billboard&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwju6fnzxvzWAhXLF5QKHUfZCY0Q6AEIQjAH#v=onepage&q=%22La%20La%20Peace%20Song%22Billboard&f=false Billboard's Top Single Picks, Soul, recommended] 14. ^Billboard, October 5, 1974 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=tgcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA2-PA70&dq=%22La+La+Peace+Song%22Billboard&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjcnPSuxfzWAhVMHZQKHU4RAJsQ6AEIKjAB#v=onepage&q=%22La%20La%20Peace%20Song%22Billboard&f=false Page 70 Billboard HOT 100] 15. ^Billboard, November 9, 1974 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=rQcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60&dq=%22La+La+Peace+Song%22Billboard&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwizwab4wvzWAhXFkpQKHQgQDjEQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=%22La%20La%20Peace%20Song%22Billboard&f=false Page 60 Billboard HOT 100] 16. ^Billboard, November 16, 1974 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=dwkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT18&dq=%22La+La+Peace+Song%22Billboard&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwju6fnzxvzWAhXLF5QKHUfZCY0Q6AEIMjAD#v=onepage&q=%22La%20La%20Peace%20Song%22Billboard&f=false Page 56 Billboard's HOT 100] 17. ^45Cat - Al Wilson - Discography 18. ^45Cat - O. C. Smith - Discography, USA 19. ^Standard Catalog of American Records, By Dave Thompson - [https://books.google.com/books?id=cWmSCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1173&dq=La+La+Peace+Song+Bell+Records&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijxbjv38bXAhWPQpQKHdV-A9IQ6AEIMjAD#v=onepage&q=La%20La%20Peace%20Song%20Bell%20Records&f=false Page 1173 COLUMBIA] 20. ^Soul Express - O.C. SMITH STORY, LA LA PEACE SONG 21. ^Billboard, September 28, 1974 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=twcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT77&dq=%22La+La+Peace+Song%22Billboard&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwju6fnzxvzWAhXLF5QKHUfZCY0Q6AEIRjAI#v=onepage&q=%22La%20La%20Peace%20Song%22Billboard&f=false Page 76 Billboard HOT 100] 22. ^Billboard, November 9, 1974 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=rQcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60&dq=%22La+La+Peace+Song%22Billboard&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwizwab4wvzWAhXFkpQKHQgQDjEQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=%22La%20La%20Peace%20Song%22Billboard&f=false Page 64 Top LPs & TAPE, POSITION 107-200] 23. ^Billboard, January 4, 1975 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=EhAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA39&dq=%22La+La+Peace+Song%22Disco&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidjPqg_o3XAhUCiLwKHf9zALoQ6AEIKTAB#v=onepage&q=%22La%20La%20Peace%20Song%22Disco&f=false Page 39 Disco Action, Top 50 Disco Hits Of ’74] 24. ^Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/OC-Smith-Whatcha-Gonna-Do/master/816782 O.C. Smith* – What'cha Gonna Do] 25. ^45Cat - O. C. Smith - Discography 26. ^singlesinmycollection.com - The O.C. Smith Single 'La La Peace Song' 27. ^Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/OC-Smith-La-La-Peace-Song-When-Morning-Comes/release/2130746 O.C. Smith* – La La Peace Song / When Morning Comes] 28. ^Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/Randolph-Rose-La-La-Love-Song/release/2501363 Randolph Rose – La La Love Song] 29. ^Ultratop.be - Randolph Rose - La La La Love Song 30. ^Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/Cover-Boys-La-La-Peace-SongHang-On-In-There-Baby/release/1342385 Cover Boys – La La Peace Song/Hang On In There Baby] 31. ^Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/Donato-La-La-Peace-Song/release/5071177 Donato (6) – La La Peace Song] 32. ^Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/Mari-Wilson-The-Rhythm-Romance/release/1849448 Mari Wilson – The Rhythm Romance] 33. ^Billboard, September 28, 1974 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=twcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT77&dq=%22La+La+Peace+Song%22Billboard&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwju6fnzxvzWAhXLF5QKHUfZCY0Q6AEIRjAI#v=onepage&q=%22La%20La%20Peace%20Song%22Billboard&f=false Page 76 Billboard HOT 100] 34. ^Billboard, October 5, 1974 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=tgcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA2-PA70&dq=%22La+La+Peace+Song%22Billboard&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjcnPSuxfzWAhVMHZQKHU4RAJsQ6AEIKjAB#v=onepage&q=%22La%20La%20Peace%20Song%22Billboard&f=false Page 70 Billboard HOT 100] 35. ^Billboard - The Hot 100, The Week of October 12, 1974 36. ^Billboard - The Hot 100, The Week of October 19, 1974 37. ^Billboard - The Hot 100, The Week of October 26, 1974 38. ^Billboard - The Hot 100, The Week of November 2, 1974 39. ^Billboard - The Hot 100, The Week of November 9, 1974 40. ^Billboard - The Hot 100, The Week of November 16, 1974 41. ^Billboard - The Hot 100, The Week of November 23, 1974 42. ^Billboard - The Hot 100, The Week of November 30, 1974 43. ^Billboard - The Hot 100, The Week of December 7, 1974 External links
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