2 in 3
{{Infobox album
| name = 2 In 3
| type = studio
| artist = Esther & Abi Ofarim
| cover = Esther-and-abi-ofarim-2-in-3-ab.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1967
| recorded = *Trixi Tonstudios (Munich, Germany)
- Olympic Studios (London, UK)
- Studio Blanqui (Paris, France)
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| length =
| label = Philips
| producer = Abi Ofarim, Ady Semel
| prev_title = Das Neue Esther & Abi Ofarim Album
| prev_year = 1966
| next_title = Up To Date
| next_year = 1968
| misc = {{Singles
| name = 2 In 3
| type = studio
| single1 = Morning of My Life
| single1date = 1967
| single2 = Cinderella Rockefella
| single2date = 1968
}}
}}
2 In 3 is an album by Israeli folk duo Esther & Abi Ofarim. It was released on Philips Records in Europe in 1967. This is their most successful album, containing their hits "Cinderella Rockefella" and "Morning of My Life."
Recording and release
After signing with Phillips Records in West Germany in 1963, Esther Ofarim and her husband Abi Ofarim became the country's top-selling pop recording artists.{{Cite magazine|last=Anderson|first=Omer|date=December 2, 1967|title=Middle East Triggers Surge For Israeli Music in Germany|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1967/Billboard%201967-12-02.pdf|magazine=Billboard|pages=68}} Following the success of Das Neue Esther & Abi Ofarim Album, the duo sings in eight different languages on the album 2 In 3, which was recorded in various European cities. Philips started off the album with initial pressings of 100,000 copies, a record for Germany at the time. 2 In 3 became Esther & Abi Ofarim's third No.1 album in Germany and it reached No. 6 on the UK Albums chart.
The album contains the Barry Gibbs penned song "Morning of My Life." Esther & Abi Ofarim released the first version of this song in 1967. The Bee Gees later released other renditions. Esther & Abi Ofarim performed the song on the television special Gala-Abend der Schallplatte 1967 (Gala Disk Evenings 1967), the first color telecast in Europe.{{Cite magazine|last=Anderson|first=Omer|date=June 10, 1967|title=Public Relations Group Set For German Record Industry|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1967/Billboard%201967-06-10.pdf|magazine=Billboard|pages=54}} The single peaked at No. 2 in Germany and No. 9 in Austria.{{Cite web|title=Esther & Abi Ofarim - Morning Of My Life|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/3ed5/esther-&-abi-ofarim-morning-of-my-life|access-date=2020-06-14|website=ultratop.be}}
The second single, "Cinderella Rockefella," became their biggest hit. The song was written by Mason Williams, a writer for the American TV series The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Esther & Abi Ofarim first performed the song on the show in April 1967. The single was released in February 1968 and soon reached the top 10 in numerous countries, including No. 1 in the UK.{{Cite web|title=Cinderella Rockefella Official Chart History {{!}}|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/cinderella-rockefella/|access-date=2020-06-14|website=Official Charts Company|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Esther & Abi Ofarim - Cinderella Rockefella|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1a/esther-&-abi-ofarim-cinderella-rockefella|access-date=2020-06-14|website=ultratop.be}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| length8 =
| writer5 = Alexandra White, Pan Peters
| writer6 = Alexandra White, Pan Peters
| writer7 = Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret
| writer3 = Boris Vian, Harold C. Berg
| writer2 = Barry Gibb
| writer1 = Mordechai Zeira, Yakov Orland
| headline = Side A
| total_length =
| length10 =
| title10 =
| length9 =
| title9 =
| title8 =
| title1 = Hora
| length7 =
| title7 = Lonesome Road
| length6 =
| title6 = Raziella
| length5 =
| title5 = Jovanke
| length4 =
| title4 = Te Ador
| length3 =
| title3 = Le Déserteur
| length2 =
| title2 = Morning of My Life
| length1 =
| writer4 = Ady Semel, Pan Peters
}}{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| title8 =
| writer5 = David Shimoni, Nahum Nardi
| writer4 = Christian Chevallier, Frank Thomas, Jean-Michel Rivat
| writer3 = Mason Williams
| writer2 = Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
| writer1 = Alexandra White, Pan Peters
| headline = Side B
| total_length =
| length10 =
| title10 =
| length9 =
| title9 =
| length8 =
| length7 =
| title1 = El Vito
| title7 =
| length6 =
| title6 = Cinderella Rockefella
| length5 =
| title5 = Shir Hanoded
| length4 =
| title4 = Le Vent Et La Jeunesse
| length3 =
| title3 = Wanderlove
| length2 =
| title2 = Seeräuber-Jenny
| length1 =
| writer6 = Mason Williams
}}
Chart performance
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Chart (1968) !Peak |
| Germany (GfK Entertainment) {{Cite web|title=2 in 3 Esther & Abi Ofarim|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-67539|access-date=2020-06-14|website=Offizielle Deutsche Charts}}
| align="center" |1 |
| UK (Official Charts Company){{Cite web|title=ESTHER & ABI OFARIM Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/2574/esther-and-abi-ofarim/|access-date=2020-06-14|website=Official Charts Company}}
| align="center" |6 |
References
{{Esther & Abi Ofarim}}
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Category:Esther & Abi Ofarim albums