"""Cinderella Rockefella"" was a Number One single in 1968 for Esther and Abi (who)?"
Cinderella Rockefella Cinderella Rockefella "Cinderella Rockefella" is a novelty song written by Mason Williams and Nancy Ames, best known in the version by the Israeli duo Esther and Abi Ofarim, at the time a married couple, in 1968. They recorded their version in 1967 and made an appearance on "The Eamonn Andrews Show" to promote it. An April 1967 performance on the CBS television variety program The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, introduced a U.S. audience to the song. Co-Composer Williams was a writer for the series. The single peaked at No. 1 in the British charts in February 1968, where it remained
Cinderella Rockefella for three weeks. It is the only act from Israel to become a UK number 1. The single features yodelling and a somewhat 1920s-style arrangement. The song is structured like a twelve-bar blues. According to Radio Caroline DJ Andy Archer, the song was the last to be played on Radio Caroline South on the night of 2–3 March 1968, before its radio ship (like that of its sister station Radio Caroline North) was towed into harbour over unpaid debts on the morning of 3 March. Williams recorded his own version of the song for his 1968 album "The Mason Williams