Love Town

"Love Town" is a solo single co-written by Len Barry and Bobby Eli and released by the former Sweet Thunder and Impact member, Booker Newberry III in 1983. It was taken from the same-titled album released later that year.

"Love Town"
Single by Booker Newberry III
from the album Love Town
B-side"Doin' What Comes Naturally"
ReleasedApril 1983
Recorded1982
GenrePost-disco, soul[1]
Length5:18 (Long Version)
LabelThe Boardwalk Entertainment Co (US)
Songwriter(s)Len Barry, Bobby Eli
Booker Newberry III singles chronology
"Love Town"
(1983)		 "Teddy Bear"
(1983)

While the single and album had limited success in his home country of the U.S., Newberry's single was popular enough across the Atlantic to reach #6 on the UK Singles Chart, his only significant chart hit in either country.[2] It remains his signature song.

Chart performance
Chart (1983) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[3] 6
US Billboard Dance[4] 66
US Billboard R&B 46
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References
  1. Love Town (1983) all releases. Discogs.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 393. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. UK Chart Information. Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020
  4. "Booker Newberry III Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US hits charts". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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