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 third solo album. On December 1, 1969, she performed the song live on the ABC-TV series The Music Scene with host David Steinberg, just before the release of the single.

Chart performance

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

Weekly charts

Personnel

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

Covers and later uses