2525 (Exordium & Terminus)

2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
Studio album by Zager and Evans
Released	July 1969
Studio	RCA Studios, Chicago; un-named studio, Odessa, Texas
Genre	Psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, folk rock
Length	28:30
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Zager and Evans, Ted Daryll
Zager and Evans chronology
2525 (Exordium & Terminus) (1969) The Early Writings of Zager & Evans and Others (1969)
Singles from 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
"In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)"/"Little Kids" Released: June 1969

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2525 (Exordium & Terminus) is the debut studio album by Zager and Evans and was released in 1969. It reached #30 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. The album featured the single "In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, on the adult contemporary chart, on the UK Singles Chart, and on the Canadian Pop and AC charts.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rick Evans

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)"	3:10
2.	"Woman"	1:17
3.	"Bayoan"	2:45
4.	"I Remember Heide"	2:16
5.	"Fred"	3:43
6.	"Cary Lynn Javes"	3:09
7.	"Less than Tomorrow"	2:24
8.	"Taxi Man"	3:17
9.	"Self"	2:07
10.	"In the Land of Green"	4:22
Total length:		28:30

Personnel

• Rick Evans – guitar, producer
• Denny Zager – guitar, producer
• Mark Dalton – bass
• Dave Trupp – drums
• Norm Christian – drums
• Bobby Christian – arrangements, orchestrations

Technical

• Brian Christian – engineer

Charts

Chart (1969)	Peak position
Billboard	30
Canada	7

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1969	"In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)"	Australia Kent Music Report Singles Chart	2
		Canada RPM Singles Chart	1
		Ireland IRMA Singles Chart	1
		New Zealand Listener Singles Chart	1
		UK Singles Chart	1
		US Billboard Hot 100	1
		US AC chart	1