2525 (Exordium & Terminus)

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.^[2] 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,^[3] and on the Canadian Pop and AC charts.

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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^[4]

Charts

Chart (1969)	Peak position
Billboard	30
Canada	7[5]

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