"As the Years Go By" is the first

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Mashmakhan Mashmakhan was a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 in L'Île-Perrot, Quebec. The band is best known for their 1970 hit single "As the Years Go By". The song reached No. 1 in Canada, and the Top 40 in the United States. The song was also a major ...

from their self-titled debut album. The single was recorded in Columbia B Studios and was released as the first single to Mashmakhan's self-titled debut album. The other single "Days When We Are Free" was used as the A-side to the

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. "As the Years Go By" was also fit into several compilation albums of '70s songs. The single, which sold over one million copies worldwide and received a

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, was very well received by the public and the critics, despite its eerie minor key tune.

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critic Lindsay Planer also praised the single's sales and its lyrics. The song peaked at number 75 in Australia. The single was released as in

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History

In 1970, "As the Years Go By" was originally recorded by

in Columbia B Studios. "As the Years Go By" was released as the debut single of Mashmakhan's upcoming self-titled album. "As the Years Go By" was released in an edited form, with the latter single "Days When We Are Free" as the A-side. Following "As the Years Go By" the previously mentioned single and "Gladwin" were released. The self-titled debut ''

'' was released as an

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in 1970. Later the single appeared on several rock compilation albums. "As the Years Go By" was first included in ''Rock Artifacts, Vol. 1'' in 1990. On November 9, 1995, "As the Years Go By" plus the whole ''Mashmakhan'' album and its follow up album '' The Family'' were included in the compilation '' Mashmakhan/The Family''. On April 24, 2001, "As the Years Go By" was also released on the ''Rock Treasures'' compilation by the

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. And lastly, "As the Years Go By" was used in the

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compilation ''The 70's, Vol. 3'' by

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of Japan on December 15, 2007. The song was covered by the Florida-based salsa/funk band Coke on the 1972 self-titled debut, for which the lyrics and title were translated into Spanish: "Que Seria de Mi".

Track listing

Both of the songs were produced by Billy Jackson.

Reception

At its release, the single sold 100,000 copies in Canada, 500,000 copies in the United States, and over 1,000,000 copies in Japan. The single cracked the national charts in both Canada (#1 - singles (RPM 100) chart 2 weeks, CatCon chart 7 weeks) and the United States (#31). "As the Years Go By" sold over one million copies globally and received a

. The single was generally well received by critics.

critic Lindsay Planer stated that "As the Years Go By" not only became their biggest hit but it also became "a million-seller in (of all places) Japan" and that the lyrics "are undeniably puerile," and texturally the "connotations of the word 'love' remain eternal."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:As The Years Go By 1970 singles Mashmakhan songs Columbia Records singles Epic Records singles Oricon Weekly number-one singles