Montego Bay (song)
1970 single by Bobby Bloom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"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 ten hit for Bloom in the Fall of 1970 on both sides of the Atlantic. It reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart,[1] No. 5 on the Canadian RPM 100 Singles Chart,[2] No. 7 on the Australian Go-Set Singles Chart and No. 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. The song features a whistler, as well as Jamaican instruments in a calypso style.
Quick Facts Single by Bobby Bloom, from the album The Bobby Bloom Album ...
"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 | |||
Genre | Pop, soul, calypso | |||
Length | 2:53 | |||
Label | L&R Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jeff Barry, Bobby Bloom | |||
Producer(s) | Jeff Barry | |||
Bobby Bloom singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
Bobby Bloom - Montego Bay • TopPop on YouTube | ||||
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