History Music / Oliver

* FaceOnTheCover: Each of Oliver's albums feature his face on the cover, on the first two it is especially prominent.

* FaceOnTheCover: Each of Oliver's albums.

Prior to his solo success, Oliver was a member of two popular music groups — The Virginians and, later, The Good Earth — and was then known as Bill Swofford. He became an overnight sensation in the summer of 1969, when his recording of "Good Morning Starshine" reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July of that year, sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. a month later.

* CoverVersion: "Ruby Tuesday" by Music/TheRollingStones, "In My Life" by Music/TheBeatles, "I Can Remember" by James & Bobby Purify, "Early Morning Rain" by Music/GordonLightfoot, among others. "Good Morning Starshine" could technically be considered a cover, it being a song from the Broadway musical ''{{Theatre/Hair}}''.

* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth

That fall, "Jean", a softer, ballad single bested his previous effort by one, reaching No. 2 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart. Written by poet Rod McKuen, "Jean" also sold over one million copies, garnering Oliver his second gold disc in as many months. Performing both hits on a number of TV variety shows and specials in the late 1960s, including ''TV/TheEdSullivanShow'', helped both songs.

That fall, "Jean", a softer, ballad single bested his previous effort by one, reaching No. 2 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart. Written by poet Rod McKuen, "Jean" also sold over one million copies, garnering Oliver his second gold disc in as many months. Performing both hits on a number of TV variety shows and specials in the late 1960s, including The Ed Sullivan Show, helped both songs.

* WordSaladLyrics: "The Arrangement" falls into this, as it can be rather hard to make sense of its meaning:

-->You'll never sneeze
The overall song, in fact, seems [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment out of place]] amongst the others on the album.

* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth

* CoverVersion: "Ruby Tuesday" by Music/TheRollingStones, "In My Life" by Music/TheBeatles, "I Can Remember" by James & Bobby Purify, "Early Morning Rain" by Music/GordonLightfoot, among others. "Good Morning Starshine" could technically be considered a cover, it being a song from the Broadway musical ''Theatre/Hair''.

* OnlyOneName: Oliver

* CoverVersion

->''Good morning starshine\\

Our early morning singing song.''

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Prisms'', his first and only album released on the United Artists label, was done in a simpler, folk style.

Oliver, born William Oliver Swofford (22 February 1945 – 12 February 2000), was an American pop singer. He could be described as something of a two-hit wonder. Nowadays, he is mostly remembered as either the guy who brought the ''Theatre/{{Hair}}'' song "Good Morning Starshine" onto the pop charts, or the singer of "Jean", the theme to the film adaptation of ''Literature/ThePrimeOfMissJeanBrodie''.

Oliver, born William Oliver Swofford (22 February 1945 – 12 February 2000), was an American pop singer. He could be described as something of a two-hit wonder. Nowadays, he is mostly remembered as either the guy who brought the ''Theatre/{{Hair}}'' song Good Morning Starshine onto the pop charts, or the singer of Jean, the theme to the film adaptation of ''Literature/ThePrimeOfMissJeanBrodie''.

Prior to his solo success, Oliver was a member of two popular music groups — The Virginians and, later, The Good Earth — and was then known as Bill Swofford. He became an overnight sensation in the summer of 1969, when his recording of Good Morning Starshine reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July of that year, sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. a month later.

That fall, Jean, a softer, ballad single bested his previous effort by one, reaching No. 2 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart. Written by poet Rod McKuen, Jean also sold over one million copies, garnering Oliver his second gold disc in as many months. Performing both hits on a number of TV variety shows and specials in the late 1960s, including The Ed Sullivan Show, helped both songs.

Oliver had more modest commercial success, however, with the cover of Sunday Mornin', which peaked at No. 35 in December 1969, and Angelica, which stalled at No. 97 four months later. In addition, his cover of I Can Remember, the 1968 James & Bobby Purify hit, missed the Hot 100 but climbed into the top 25 of the Billboard Easy Listening chart in the mid summer of 1970. Late that fall, Oliver also had one inspirational recording entitled Light the Way, composed by Music/EricCarmen. Oliver's last single to enter the pop music charts was his 1971 cover of Early Morning Rain by Canadian singer-songwriter Music/GordonLightfoot. The song "Bubbled Under" at No. 124 on May 1, 1971 and also reached No. 38 the Easy Listening chart a few weeks later.

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Prisms'', the first and only album released on the United Artists label, was done in a simpler, folk style.

* FaceOnTheCover: Each of Oliver's albums.

Oliver, born William Oliver Swofford (22 February 1945 – 12 February 2000), was an American pop singer. He could be described as a two-hit wonder. Nowadays, he is mostly remembered as either the guy who brought the ''Theatre/{{Hair}}'' song Good Morning Starshine onto the pop charts, or the singer of Jean, the theme to the film adaptation of ''Literature/ThePrimeOfMissJeanBrodie''.

Oliver had more modest commercial success, however, with the cover of Sunday Mornin', which peaked at No. 35 in December 1969, and "Angelica," which stalled at No. 97 four months later. In addition, his cover of I Can Remember, the 1968 James & Bobby Purify hit, missed the Hot 100 but climbed into the top 25 of the Billboard Easy Listening chart in the mid summer of 1970. Late that fall, Oliver also had one inspirational recording entitled Light the Way, composed by Music/EricCarmen. Oliver's last single to enter the pop music charts was his 1971 cover of "Early Morning Rain" by Canadian singer-songwriter Music/GordonLightfoot. The song "Bubbled Under" at No. 124 on May 1, 1971 and also reached No. 38 the Easy Listening chart a few weeks later.

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