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"Black and White" is a song written in 1954 by David I. Arkin and Earl Robinson. The most successful recording of the song was the pop version by Three Dog Night in 1972, when it reached number one on both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and ''Billboard'' Easy Listening charts. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the No. 63 song for 1972.〔Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972〕 This was one of the few hits for Three Dog Night on which Danny Hutton sang the lead vocals. Earl Robinson's recording was released on the Folkways album ''A Walk in the Sun (and Other Songs and Ballads)''; the title refers to the song written for the 1945 film ''A Walk in the Sun''.〔(Earl Robinson: ''A Walk in the Sun and Other Songs and Ballads'' ) Retrieved February 19, 2015〕 The song was inspired by the United States Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education that outlawed racial segregation of public schools. It was first recorded by Pete Seeger in 1956, followed by Sammy Davis Jr. in 1957.〔(Second Hand Songs database )〕 The original lyrics of the song opened with this verse, in reference to the court:
Reggae groups The Maytones,〔Trojan Records box set, ''The Trojan Story'' (1972, reissued 1980)〕 from Jamaica, and Greyhound, from the UK, both recorded the song in 1971, the latter achieving a UK top ten hit.〔(Black and White by Three Dog Night Songfacts )〕 Having heard the Greyhound version, which did not include the verse describing the court, Three Dog Night included the song in their 1972 album ''Seven Separate Fools''.〔Liner notes, ''Ultimate Seventies: 1972'', Time Life Records.〕 This version of the song peaked at number one on the U.S. pop chart on September 16, 1972, and topped the easy listening chart on October 7.〔Whitburn, Joel (1996). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)〕 ''Billboard'' ranked it as the No. 63 song for 1972.〔Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972〕 ==See also== *List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1972 (U.S.) *List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1972 (U.S.) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Black and White (Three Dog Night song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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