History Music / Oliver

* OneWordTitle: "Please"

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

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

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 ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow'', helped both songs.

* NiceGuy: By all accounts, he was very humble and kind. He stated that he found it amusing when fans were hesitant to approach him because he was likely much shyer that they were.

* NiceGuy: By all accounts, he was very humble and kind.

* OnlyOneName: Oliver

* EmbarrassingMiddleName: Ironically, Oliver was embarrassed of his middle name in school, thinking it was "too cute". He eventually warmed to it when it became the name he would be referred to as professionally.

* OneWordTitle: "Firelight"

* OneWomanSong: "Jean", "Angelica", "Anna"

* EarWorm: "Good Morning Starshine"

* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: This is the kind of music Oliver ''preferred'' to perform.

* ScooterRidingMod: While not a Mod himself, Oliver's fashions were ''very'' much influenced by them. He often wore jabots and tailored suits.

* LetsDuet: His duet with Lesley Gore, "Come Softly to Me". It was released under the names Billy & Sue (with Billy being Oliver's first name and Sue being Lesley Gore's middle name).

* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: This is the kind of music Oliver ''preferred'' to perform.
* WordSaladLyrics: "The Arrangement" falls into this. The overall song, in fact, seems [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment out of place]] amongst the others on the album. It can be rather hard to make sense of its meaning:
-->I'll look around and find you a nice bowl
-->If you won't miss a small piece of your soul
-->In a crowd you'll be at ease
-->You'll never sneeze

Oliver, born William Oliver Swofford (22 February 1945 – 12 February 2000), was an American pop singer. He could be described as something of a [[OneHitWonder 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''.