New World Coming

"New World Coming" is a pop song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. It became a hit for Cass Elliot in early 1970, and was the first release from her fourth solo album. On December 1, 1969, she performed the song live on the ABC TV show "The Music Scene" with host David Steinberg, just before the release of the single.^[1]

Chart performance

The song peaked at #42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and reached #30 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart. It was a bigger hit in Canada, reaching #22 on the pop singles chart. It also reached number four on both the American and Canadian Adult Contemporary charts.

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1968)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles ^[2]	22
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary ^[3]	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	42
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	4
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 ^[4]	30

Personnel

The horns and strings were arranged by Jimmie Haskell. The song was engineered by Phil Kaye.

Cover versions

Nina Simone covered the song on her 1971 album, Here Comes the Sun.
Melba Moore recorded the song for her 1972 album, Melba Moore Live!.

References

External links

Cass Elliot

Albums	Dream a Little Dream Bubblegum, Lemonade, and... Something for Mama Make Your Own Kind of Music Cass Elliot The Road Is No Place for a Lady

Collaborations	Dave Mason & Cass Elliot

Compilations	Mama's Big Ones

Live	Don't Call Me Mama Anymore

Singles	"Dream a Little Dream of Me" "California Earthquake" "Move in a Little Closer, Baby" "It's Getting Better" "Make Your Own Kind of Music" "New World Coming" "A Song That Never Comes" "The Good Times Are Coming" "Don't Let the Good Life Pass You By" "Baby I'm Yours" "That Song" "If You're Gonna Break Another Heart" "Does Anybody Love You?" "I Think a Lot About You"

Related articles	The Mamas & the Papas

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