Originally titled “Cotton’s Dream” when composed by Botkin & De Vorzon as incidental music for the 1971 movie “Bless The Beasts And Children” (and included in the film’s soundtrack LP in a shorter version), the tune was later was adopted in 1973 as the theme for the soap opera “The Young And The Restless.”

Three years after that, when it was featured by ABC’s “Wide World Of Sports” in their montage salute to Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci following her multiple gold medal performances in the 1976 Summer Olympics, the track was released on a single by popular demand but edited to a longer track and renamed “Nadia’s Theme.” First pressings (as seen on the original promo 45    • 1976 Barry De Vorzon & Perry Botkin, ...   ) named only Botkin as the artist, which was changed after De Vorzon sued the label.

Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box 5, Record World 7, Billboard 8 - A/C Peak: 8

Transferred from stereo 45 single A&M 1856 - Nadia’s Theme (The Young And The Restless) (Barry De Vorzon-Perry Botkin, Jr.) by Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr., arranged by Botkin, produced by De Vorzon & Botkin

THE 1976 HITS ARCHIVE - Here in one place, a comprehensive collection of ‘pop’ best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1976 (some were recorded in 1975)
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