I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
The Hillside Singers
1972
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About The Hillside Singers
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
The Hillside Singers was a studio vocal group assembled by producer Al Ham for a Coca-Cola advertising project. Its singers included Mary Mayo, Lorri Ham and the Shaw brothers. The product-free recording I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing and an accompanying album gave the ensemble a commercial life beyond the original advertisement.
Artist background sources
The Hillside Singers - Apple Music biography by Jason Ankeny
Read studio-group origin, Al Ham, named vocalists, advertising commission and separately released song and album. The New Seekers recording remains separate. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) by The Hillside Singers appears at number 97 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1972. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1972 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
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Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1972 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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