That Was the Year That Was
1965 live album by Tom Lehrer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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That Was the Year That Was (1965) is a live album recorded at the hungry i in San Francisco, containing performances by Tom Lehrer of satiric topical songs he originally wrote for the NBC television series That Was The Week That Was, known informally as TW3 (1964–65). All of the songs related to items then in the news.[2] The album peaked at #18 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums on January 8, 1966 and was on the chart for 51 weeks.[3]
That Was the Year That Was | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 1965 | |||
Recorded | July 1965 | |||
Genre | Satire | |||
Length | 37:11 | |||
Label | Reprise/Warner Bros. Records | |||
Producer | Jimmy Hilliard | |||
Tom Lehrer chronology | ||||
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In October 2020, Lehrer transferred the music and lyrics for all songs he had ever written into the public domain.[4][5] In November 2022, he formally relinquished the copyright and performing/recording rights on his songs, making all music and lyrics composed by him free for anyone to use.[6]