"Evergreen" is a 1974 single by Booker T.. It registered in various charts that year, which included a nine-week run in the Billboard Easy Listening Top 50 chart. Background "Evergreen" is a song by Booker T. It is from the album of the same name.Cash Box, October 26, 1974 - Page 24 cash box/album reviews, pop picks, EVERGREEN - Booker T - Producer: Booker T. Jones - Epic KE 33143 Backed with "Song for Casey", "Evergreen" was released on Epic 8-50031 in 1974. Jones is both the composer and producer of the song.45Cat - Booker T - EvergreenAmazon - BOOKER T EVERGREEN / A SONG FOR CASEY 45 rpm singleThe Second Disc, February 21, 2013 - NEWS, Booker T. Jones Is Ageless and “Evergreen” On Expanded CD Reissue By Joe Marchese, Track 11 from Epic single 8-50031, 1974
Booker T. performed the song live at the Winterland in San Francisco on 10 December 1974.Billboard, December 28, 1974 - Page 18 Talent, Talent In Action, STONEGROUND BOOKER T. DAVE ALEXANDER Winterland San Francisco
Reception "Evergreen" was a Single Pick and had a positive review in the 28 September issue of Record World with the reviewer referring to his instrumental work as verdant funk.Record World, 28 September, 1974 - Page 12 RECORD WORLD SINGLE PICKS, BOOKER T-Epic 8-50031 EVERGREEN (prod. by Booker T. Jones) (Universe, ASCAP)
The album was reviewed in the 26 October issue of Cash Box, where the title track ("Evergreen") was referred to as "Stunning".Cash Box, October 26, 1974 - Page 24 cash box/album reviews, pop picks, EVERGREEN Jones - Epic KE 33143 - Booker T - Producer: Booker T
Charts Cash Box "Evergreen" debuted at No. 115 in the Cash Box Looking Ahead chart for the week of 26 OctoberCash Box, October 19, 1974 - Page 28 looking aheadCash Box, October 26, 1974 - Page 30 looking ahead, 115 EVERGREEN It peaked at No. 103 for the week of 7 December.Cash Box, November 30, 1974 - Page 30 looking ahead, 109 EVERGRENCash Box, December 7, 1974 - Page 30 103, EVERGREENCash Box, December 14, 1974 - Page 22 looking ahead, 105, EVERGREEN It was still in the chart at No. 114 for the week of 4 January 1975.Cash Box, January 4, 1975 - Page 14 looking ahead, 114 EVERGREEN Record World "Evergreen" debuted at No. 110 in the Record World 101-150 Singles chart for the week of 9 November.Record World, November 9, 1974 - Page 24 NOV. 9 110, NOV. 2 -, EVERGREEN BOOKER T.-Epic 8-50031 (Universe, ASCAP) The single had climbed up to No. 102 for the week of 23 November.Record World, November 23, 1974 - Page 31 NOV. 23 102, NOV. 16 108, 8 EVERGREEN BOOKER T.-Epic 8-50031 (Universe, ASCAP)
"Evergreen" debuted at No. 97 in the Record World Singles chart for the week of 30 November.Record World, November 30, 1974 - Page 29 THE SINGLES CHART, NOV. 30 97, NOV. 23 -, EVERGREEN BOOKER T./Epic 8-50031, WKS. ON CHART 1 It peaked at No. 90 for the week of 14 December.Record World, December 14, 1974 - Page 27 DEC. 14 90, DEC. 7 95, EVERGREEN BOOKER T./Epic 8-50031 WKS. ON CHART 3Record World, December 21, 1974 - Page 29 THE SINGLES CHART, DEC. 21 98, DEC. 14 90, EVERGREEN BOOKER T./Epic 8-50031, WKS. ON CHART 4
Billboard "Evergreen" debuted at No. 48 in the Billboard Easy Listening chart for the week of 30 November.Billboard, November 9, 1974 - Page 30 Billboard Top 50 Easy Listening, Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 11/9/74, This Week 48, Last Week -, Weeks on Chart 1, EVERGREEN Having been in the chart for six weeks, it peaked at No. 25 for the week of 14 December.Billboard, December 14, 1974 - Page 27 Billboard Top 50 Easy Listening, Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 12/14/74, This Week 25, Last Week 31, Weeks on Chart 6, EVERGREENBillboard, December 21, 1974 - Page 28 Billboard Top 50 Easy Listening, Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 21/12/74, This Week 36, Last Week 25, Weeks on Chart 7, EVERGREEN At week nine, the single was still in the chart for the week of 4 January 1975.Billboard, January 4, 1975 - Page 8 Billboard Top 50 Easy Listening, Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 1/4/75, This Week 46, Last Week 42, Weeks on Chart 9, EVERGREEN
References
External links Booker T. - Topic channel, Sep 26, 2014 - Evergreen (Single Version (Instrumental)) (audio) Booker T. -Topic channel, Jan 26, 2017 - Evergreen (Instrumental) (long version) (audio)