TIMOTHY – FOUR JACKS & A JILL

Chart performance:

Week	Position	Movement	Comments
20-Oct-67	11	New
27-Oct-67	5	+6	Biggest climber/Star rater
03-Nov-67	2	+3
10-Nov-67	2	0
17-Nov-67	1	+1	Peak
24-Nov-67	1*	0	Peak
01-Dec-67	3	-2
08-Dec-67	3	0
15-Dec-67	2	+1
22-Dec-67	2	0
29-Dec-67	3	-1
05-Jan-68	2	+1
12-Jan-68	2	0
19-Jan-68	2	0
26-Jan-68	5	-3
02-Feb-68	7	-2
09-Feb-68	9	-2
16-Feb-68	12	-3
23-Feb-68	17	-5
01-Mar-68	17	0

* Carike Keuzenkamp’s version of ‘Timothy’ was at 2 this week and this was the second (and would be the last) time we had seen different versions of the same song at 1 and 2. Previously we had seen the Ray Conniff Singers’ ‘Somewhere My Love’ (a vocal hit) and the instrumental version, ‘Lara’s Theme (From Dr Zhivago)’ by Roger Williams occupy the top 2 spots for 5 weeks with the Ray Conniff Singers’ hit at 1 for 3 of those weeks and the Roger Williams’ one at 1 for the other 2 weeks.

Written by: Kobus ‘Dopper’ Erasmus
Produced by: Not listed
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): RCA Victor

Hit number for artist	4
Peak position	1
Weeks	20
Biggest climber awards	1
Star rater climbs	1
Biggest faller awards	0
Top 20 points	312
Overall Top 20 points ranking	=59
Top 20 points ranking for the artist	1
Top 30 Points	512
Overall Top 30 points ranking	=86
Top 30 points ranking for the artist	1

Annual ranking:

1967	11
1968	=38

Other chart success:

Zimbabwe

2

Had the song had its full run in either 1967 or 1968 then it would have been the top ranked song in those years. In 1968 the top ranked song was Four Jacks & A Jill’s other hit, ‘Master Jack’. Had ‘Timothy’ had its full run in 1968, then the band would have had the top 2 hits for the year (something no act managed). ‘Timothy’ would be the 3^rd song to manage 300 top 20 points and would be the overall top ranked song from its second last week in the charts until 12 December 1969 when The Staccatos’ ‘Cry To Me’ overtook it. Carike Keuzenkamp’s version of the song would enter the chart the week after Four Jacks & A Jill’s version and would also top the charts.

Video:

Artist link: Four Jacks & A Jill