Money Honey (Bay City Rollers song)

"Money Honey" is the title of a 1975 international hit single by the Bay City Rollers, taken from their album Rock n' Roll Love Letter and in the UK on their album Dedication. The power-pop recording was issued in the US as the album's lead single in January 1976, reaching number nine on the Hot 100 in Billboard magazine that March. "Money Honey" was the Bay City Rollers' second US Top 10 hit. It reached number seven on the Cash Box chart. The follow-up single was the album's title track, "Rock and Roll Love Letter" (US No. 28). In the UK, "Money Honey" was released in November 1975 and reached number three, becoming the group's ninth Top 10 single.^[3]

"Money Honey"
Single by Bay City Rollers
from the album Rock n' Roll Love Letter
B-side	"Maryanne"
Released	November 1975 (UK) February 1976 (US)
Recorded	1975
Genre	Power pop[1] bubblegum pop[2]
Length	3:17
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Eric Faulkner, Stuart Wood
Bay City Rollers singles chronology
"Saturday Night" (1976) "Money Honey" (1975) "Rock and Roll Love Letter" (1976)

Outside the US, "Money Honey" was yet a bigger hit, such as in Australia (No. 3) and in Ireland (No. 4). The song enjoyed its greatest international popularity in Canada, where it spent one week at number one, and ranks as the 22nd greatest hit of 1976.^[4]

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1975–1976) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 3 Canadian RPM Top Singles[6] 1 Germany 16 Ireland[7] 4 New Zealand[8] 11 Sweden[9] 17 UK Singles Chart[10] 3 US Billboard Hot 100[11] 9 US Cash Box Top 100[12] 7

Year-end charts Chart (1976) Rank Australia (Kent Music Report)[5][13] 29 Canada[4] 22 US Billboard[14] 92 US Cash Box[15] 87

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[16]	Gold	75,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Silver	250,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Track listing

1. "Money Honey" - 3:17
2. "Maryanne" - 2:48

Credits

• Photography [Coverphoto] - Arista

References

1. Cafarelli, Carl (2001). "The Bay City Rollers". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 157–158.
2. Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "Sweathog Nation: Bubblegum". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
3. "money+honey | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
4. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
5. "National Top 100 Singles for 1976". Kent Music Report. 27 December 1976. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.
6. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
7. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
8. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1976-03-08. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
9. Swedish Charts, December 26, 1975
10. "BAY CITY ROLLERS - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
11. "Lyrics: Money Honey by Bay City Rollers". Top40db.net. 1976-02-07. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
12. "Cash Box Top 100 3/27/76". Archive.today. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
13. Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
14. "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
15. "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1976". 21 October 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
16. "Canadian single certifications – Bay City Rollers – Money Honey". Music Canada. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
17. "British single certifications – Bay City Rollers – Money Honey". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

External links

• Bay City Rollers - Money Honey on YouTube