Spirit in the Sky - The Best of Norman Greenbaum

In 1970 one song went to no.1 almost all over world: "Spirit in the Sky" by a then young singer-songwriter, NORMAN GREENBAUM, who was totally taken by surprise.
In the late 1960s Norman Greenbaum was the leader and composer for "Doctor West's Medicine Show and Junk Band", which recorded the novelty hit "The Eggplant that Ate Chicago". The group's psychedelic approach was too eccentric for mainstream show business; the group's name suggested a novelty or comedy act incorporating music.
Greenbaum then went solo as a folk artist and submitted an original song, "Spirit in the Sky", to Reprise Records. His demonstration recording was a simple folk rendition, with Greenbaum accompanying himself on acoustic guitar. Reprise handed Greenbaum to their staff producer, who radically rearranged the song for a new recording session. The updated version now had pulsing electric guitar, gospel-styled backup singers, and an insistent rhythm accompanying Greenbaum, whose vocal was now double-tracked. Reprise released the record in late 1969, and it skyrocketed to #1 in almost all worldwide markets. It sold two million copies in 1969 and 1970, and received gold from the RIAA. It has subsequently been used in many films, advertisements, and television shows.

Here you have a great collection, i.e. Best of more of NORMAN GREENBAUM'S songs from late 60s to mid 70s.