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San Francisco Is a Lonely Town

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Wikipedia article


"'San Francisco Is a Lonely Town'" is a song written in 1969 by the Nashville songwriter Ben Peters. Two versions of the song charted in 1969 one by Ben Peters himself (#46 country, Peters' only charting hit),'Joel Whitburn Presents Across the Charts: The 1960s', Joel Whitburn, 2008, p. 296 and the single by Joe Simon, which reached #79 on the US pop charts, #29 on the R&B charts.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-chokin-kind-sound-stage-7-r49406/charts-awards Allmusic, charting singles from the 1969 Joe Simon album 'The Chokin' Kind']

Review



The novelist and songwriter Alice Randall reviewed Linda Martell's album 'Color Me Country' in 2010, and wrote:

Other versions



Other versions of the song released in 1969 and after, were by:

* Roberta Sherwood (single)

*Mel Carter (single),[https://www.amazon.com/Francisco-recorded-Liberty-Roberta-Sherwood/dp/B003NY7ZGC Amazon.com listing for published version of song]

*Eddy Arnold on his album 'The Warmth of Eddy',[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-warmth-of-eddy-r109126 'Allmusic' entry for 'The Warmth of Eddie']

*Fred Hughes on his album 'Baby Boy',[http://www.discogs.com/Fred-Hughes-Baby-Boy/release/1725439 'Discogs' listing for 'Baby Boy']

*Charlie Rich on his album 'The Fabulous Charlie Rich',[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-fabulous-charlie-rich-r209544 'Allmusic' entry for 'The Fabulous Charlie Rich'] The Charlie Rich version was remixed by the French group Nouvelle Vague on the 2007 remix album 'Late Night Tales: Nouvelle Vague'.[http://latenighttales.co.uk/product.php/9/nouvelle-vague Track information for 'Late Night Tales: Nouvelle Vague']

*O. C. Smith on his album 'O.C. Smith at Home'.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/oc-smith-at-home-r68018 'Allmusic' entry for 'O. C. Smith at Home']

*Linda Martell, the African-American country artist, recorded the song on her 1970 album 'Color Me Country'.[http://www.oxfordamerican.org/articles/2010/apr/05/alice-randall-linda-martells-color-him-father/ Alice Randall review of 'Color Me Country']

*Vikki Carr put the tune on her 1971 album 'The Ways to Love a Man'.[http://vikki-carr.blogspot.com/2007/10/vikki-carr-albums.html Track listing for 'Ways to Love a Man']

*Glen Campbell recorded it on his 1976 album 'Bloodline',[http://www.allmusic.com/album/bloodline-r187702 'Allmusic' entry for 'Bloodline']

*Jimmy "Orion" Ellis on his 1979 album 'Sunrise'.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/sunrise-r46088 'Allmusic' entry for 'Sunrise']

*Nick Nixon, a country musician whose cover reached #86 on the country charts in 1979.[http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?id=110117 Music VF listing for the Nixon version]

References



Category:Songs written by Ben Peters

Category:Eddy Arnold songs

Category:Glen Campbell songs

Category:Joe Simon (musician) songs

Category:1969 songs

Category:Songs about San Francisco

Category:Songs about loneliness

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