Mary Hopkin
Mary Elizabeth Blodwen Hopkin, born 3 May 1950 in Pontardawe, Wales, is a Welsh
singer whose early folk training with the Selby Set and local concerts led to a
Cambrian EP before her breakthrough. Her debut single, "Those Were the Days",
produced by Paul McCartney and released on 30 August 1968, reached Number One on
the UK Singles Chart, number 2 on the United States Billboard Hot 100, and sold
over 1.5 million copies in the United States, earning a gold disc and a Grammy
nomination in 1969. Hopkin’s debut album, Post Card (1969), peaked at number 3
in the UK and 28 in the Unite...
