Īs producer Bob Crewe preferred elaborately orchestrated musical arrangements and Oliver preferred a simpler folk sound, these "creative differences" led them to part ways in 1971. 38 on the Easy Listening chart a few weeks later. Oliver's last single to enter the pop music charts was his 1971 cover of " Early Morning Rain" by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot.
Late that fall, Oliver also had one inspirational recording titled "Light the Way", composed by Eric Carmen. 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. 35 in December 1969, and "Angelica", which stalled at No.
Oliver had more modest commercial success with the cover of " Sunday Mornin'", which peaked at No. Performing both hits on a number of television variety shows and specials in the late 1960s, including The Ed Sullivan Show, helped both songs. Written by poet Rod McKuen, "Jean" also sold over one million copies, garnering Oliver his second gold disc in as many months. Later that fall, a softer, ballad single titled " Jean" (the theme from the Oscar-winning film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie) reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1969, sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. His uptempo single " Good Morning Starshine" from the pop/ rock musical Hair reached No. He was a member of two popular music groups - The Virginians and, later, The Good Earth - and was then known as Bill Swofford. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill starting in 1963 and began singing as an undergraduate. William Oliver Swofford was born on February 22, 1945, in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, to Jack and Helen Swofford.
William Oliver Swofford (February 22, 1945 – February 12, 2000), known professionally as Oliver, was an American pop singer, best known for his 1969 song " Good Morning Starshine" from the musical Hair as well as " Jean" (the theme from the film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie).
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