Montego Bay (song)
"Montego Bay" is a song co-written and performed by Bobby Bloom about the city in Jamaica of the same name. The song was a Top 10 hit for Bloom in the Fall of 1970 on both sides of the Atlantic. It reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart,[1] #5 on the Canadian RPM 100 Singles Chart,[2] #7 on the Australian Go-Set Singles Chart and #8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was co-written and produced by Jeff Barry. In the master tape of the song, Bloom breaks into a chorus of "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" at the end of the recording, but the single version fades out before that. Apparently, that was done to avoid paying royalties for use of the Rodgers & Hammerstein song, though the full version does appear on the Bobby Bloom Album and has since received frequent airplay. The song features a whistler, as well as Jamaican instruments to illustrate the section called "Montego Bay," in a Calypso genre.
| "Montego Bay" | ||||
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| Single by Bobby Bloom | ||||
| from the album The Bobby Bloom Album | ||||
| B-side | "Try a Little Harder" | |||
| Released | September 1970 (U.S.) | |||
| Genre | Pop, Soul, Calypso | |||
| Label | L&R Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jeff Barry, Bobby Bloom, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeff Barry | |||
| Bobby Bloom singles chronology | ||||
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Bloom's recording of the song appeared in the 1997 film The Ice Storm.
Chart history
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Jon Stevens version
| "Montego Bay" | ||||
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| Single by Jon Stevens | ||||
| from the album Jezebel | ||||
| B-side | "Sha La La" | |||
| Released | January 1980 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Label | CBS Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | B. Bloom, J. Barry | |||
| Producer(s) | Jay Lewis | |||
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In January 1980, New Zealand recording artist Jon Stevens released a version as a single. It peaked at number 1 in New Zealand, knocking himself from the top of the charts.[24] "Montego Bay" remained number 1 for seven weeks in 1980. [25]
Track listing
- Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
- "Montego Bay"
- "Sha La La"
Charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Singles Chart[26] | 1 |
Other recordings
- (1970) Freddie Notes & The Rudies - (Trojan Records)
- (1971) The Bar-Kays on their album Black Rock
- (1971) James Last on his album Happyning
- (1974) Foster, Pat, & Angie Sylvers on their album Foster Sylvers Featuring Pat & Angie Sylvers
- (1978) Sugar Cane - a minor UK disco hit for the U.S. male/female vocal group - highest position in UK Singles Chart - #54
- (1983) Allniters - a Top 20 hit for an Australian ska band.
- (1986) Amazulu - a minor hit in the U.S. in September 1986, it reached #16 in the UK and #6 in Canada.
- (2005) Les Fradkin - on his CD Under The Covers.
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See also
References
- "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1970-08-29. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980-05-17. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Montego Bay". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- Flavour of New Zealand, 14 December 1970
- "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". 16 October 1970. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1970-08-29. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 5, 1970
- "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1970-10-10. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1978-09-03. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- "Jon Stevens singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980-05-17. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". 1986. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1986-09-13. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
- "All the Number One Singles: 1970". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
- "Jon Stevens". Sergent.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- "'Montego Bay' hits number one". Nzhistory.net.nz. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- "Jon Stevens singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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