"Pasadena" is the debut single by Australian pop singer

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, released in January 1972 and peaking at number 16 on the Australian Go-Set Chart. The single was released under the name John Young. Young's subsequent releases used "John Paul Young" to avoid confusion with

Johnny Young Johnny Young (born Johnny Benjamin de Jong; 12 March 1947) is a Dutch Australian singer, composer, record producer, disc jockey, television producer and host. Originally from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, his family settled in Perth in the early ...

(no relation), the 1960s pop star and ''

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'' (1971–1988 TV show) presenter. Young performed the song on ''Happening 70'' on Channel Ten.Wilmoth, Peter – Glad All Over – The Countdown Years 1974–1987, p 66-9 McPhee Gribble/Penguin Books 1993. "Pasadena" was re-recorded in 1975 for Young's debut studio album, ''

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Track listing

7" (AP-9765) *Side A "Pasadena" ( David Hemmings,

Harry Vanda Johannes Hendrikus Jacob van den Berg (born 22 March 1946), better known as his stage name Harry Vanda, is a Dutch Australian musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as lead guitarist of the 1960s Australian rock band the Easy ...

& George Young) - 3:15 *Side B "Better Go Back to Bed" (

Simon Napier-Bell Simon Robert Napier-Bell (born 22 April 1939) is an English record producer, music manager, author and journalist. At different times, he has managed artists as diverse as the Yardbirds, John's Children, Marc Bolan, Japan, London, Ultravox, Bon ...

, H. Vanda & G. Young) - 2:20

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Personnel

John Paul Young John Inglis Young, OAM (born 21 June 1950), known professionally as John Paul Young, is a Scottish-born Australian pop singer who had his 1978 worldwide hit with " Love Is in the Air". His career was boosted by regular appearances as a perfor ...

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lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

* George Young -

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

* Ian "Willie" Winter —

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

* Johnny Dick —

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

* Warren Morgan — (

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, backing vocals) * Ronnie Peel — bass, backing vocals) * Ray Goodwin — guitar

References

External links

John Paul Young - Pasadena (7" single)
{{John Paul Young 1972 songs 1972 debut singles John Paul Young songs Songs written by Harry Vanda Songs written by George Young (rock musician) Albert Productions singles