<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Yesterday Once More" (1973) </Td> <Td> "Top of the World" (1973) </Td> <Td> "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (1974) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Yesterday Once More" (1973) </Td> <Td> "Top of the World" (1973) </Td> <Td> "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (1974) </Td> </Tr> <P> Top of the World is a 1972 song written and composed by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis . The song was a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit for two consecutive weeks in 1973 . </P> <P> This song was originally intended to be only an album cut . However, country music singer Lynn Anderson covered the song and was the first to release it as a single . Her version nearly topped the US Billboard Hot Country singles chart, reaching No. 2 . </P>

Who wrote the song top of the world