Beautiful Friendship was a 1970 song for the Continental Uptight Band. It was a Top 40 hit for them in Holland that year. Background The song was written by Barbara Ruskin.Top 40 - BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP continental uptight band, COMPONIST(EN) A-KANT The Continental Uptight Band recorded the song and released it with "Refugee as the B side. In Holland, it was released on Imperial 5C 006-24242.Dutch Charts - CONTINENTAL UPTIGHT BAND - BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP, TRACKS And in Germany it was released on Columbia 1C 006-24 242.Popsike - Continental Uptight Band - Beautiful Friendship / Refugee (Vinyl-Single 1970)
The Continental Uptight Band album of the same name was released on Columbia SCX 6454 in 1971.Record Collector Rare record price guide 2014 - Page 281 CONTINENTAL UPTIGHT BAND
Charts The Continental Uptight Band's single entered the Dutch Top 40 at no. 40 on 24 October 1970.Top 40 - 40 BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP, continental uptight band, NIEUW 40, 1 WEEK Staying in the chart for another week, it peaked at no. 36.Top 40 - 36 BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP, continental uptight band, 40 36 2 WEKEN
Later years Barbara Ruskin had her own version released. Backed "Yesterday's Coffee", it was released on President PT 369 in 1972.Spectropop - Spectropop presents BARBARA RUSKIN, An Illustrated U.K. Discography She did perform the song on Granada Television's Lift Off with Ayshea on 28 June 1972.TV Pop Diaries - 1972, Wednesday 28th June 1972, Granada Lift Off With Ayshea 4.55 - 5.20 pm This was her final single release.Nostalgia Central - BARBARA RUSKIN
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