| "Montego Bay" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| ||||
| Music video | ||||
| Bobby Bloom - Montego Bay • TopPop on YouTube | ||||
"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.
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Argentina ( CAPIF) [3] | 7 |
| Australia ( Kent Music Report) [4] | 9 |
| Australia ( Go-Set) | 7 |
| Austria ( Hitradio Ö3) [5] | 12 |
| Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6] | 12 |
| Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [7] | 44 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [8] | 15 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles [9] | 5 |
| France ( IFOP) [10] | 43 |
| Ireland ( IRMA) [11] | 14 |
| Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40) [12] | 2 |
| Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [13] | 17 |
| New Zealand ( Listener) [14] | 12 |
| Singapore Rediffusion, Singapore [15] | 1 |
| South Africa ( Springbok) [16] | 5 |
| UK Singles Chart [17] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [18] | 8 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening | 18 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 [19] | 6 |
- Freddie Notes & the Rudies cover
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart [20] | 45 |
- Sugar Cane cover
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart [21] | 54 |
- Jon Stevens cover
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand ( RIANZ) [22] | 1 |
- Quarrington/Worthy cover
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [23] | 15 |
- Allniters cover
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia ( Kent Music Report) [24] | 19 |
- Amazulu cover
| Chart (1986–1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles ( RPM) [25] | 6 |
| Ireland ( IRMA) [11] | 14 |
| South Africa ( Springbok) [26] | 16 |
| UK Singles Chart [27] | 16 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [28] | 90 |
| Chart (1970) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Australia [29] | 84 |
| Canada [30] | 77 |
| UK [31] | 41 |
| "Montego Bay" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by Jon Stevens | ||||
| from the album Jezebel | ||||
| B-side | "Sha La La" | |||
| Released | January 1980 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Songwriter(s) | B. Bloom, J. Barry | |||
| Producer(s) | Jay Lewis | |||
| Jon Stevens singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
In January 1980, New Zealand recording artist Jon Stevens released a version as a single. It peaked at No.1 in New Zealand, allowing Stevens to replace himself at No.1, [32] and stayed there for two weeks. [22]
Vinyl, 7-inch, 45 RPM
- "Montego Bay" 2:50
- "Sha La La" 4:25
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand ( RIANZ) [33] | 1 |
| Chart (1980) | Position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand ( RIANZ) [34] | 43 |
- (1970) Freddie Notes & The Rudies - ( Trojan Records)
- (1971) The Bar-Kays on their album Black Rock
- (1978) Sugar Cane - a minor UK disco hit for the U.S. male/female vocal group. Highest position in UK Singles Chart - No. 54
- (1983) Allniters - a Top 20 hit for an Australian ska band.
- (1986) Amazulu - reached No. 16 in the UK and No. 6 in Canada and was a minor hit in the U.S. in September 1986
- List of number-one singles from the 1980s (New Zealand)
- List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 12 December 1970. p. 61. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Ö3-HITPARADE - 12.12.1970". austriancharts.at. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ " Bobby Bloom – Montego Bay" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ " Bobby Bloom – Montego Bay" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Accès direct à ces Artistes > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ a b " The Irish Charts – Search Results – Montego Bay". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ " Nederlandse Top 40 – week 44, 1970" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ " Bobby Bloom – Montego Bay" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 14 December 1970
- ^ Billboard, December 19, 1970 - Page 60 Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD, SINGAPORE, This Week 1, Last Week 1
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ " Top RPM Singles: Issue 0796." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Mar 28, 1987. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "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. 17 July 2013.
- ^ "All the Number One Singles: 1970". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Jon Stevens". Sergent.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Jon Stevens singles". charts.nz/. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Official Top 40 Singles of 1980". Recorded Music NZ. 1980. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
Categories:
- 1970 songs
- 1970 singles
- 1978 singles
- 1980 singles
- 1983 singles
- 1986 singles
- Calypso songs
- CBS Records singles
- Jon Stevens songs
- Sugar Cane (musical group) songs
- Montego Bay
- Number-one singles in New Zealand
- Songs about Jamaica
- Songs written by Bobby Bloom
- Songs written by Jeff Barry
- Amazulu (band) songs
- Bobby Bloom songs
| "Montego Bay" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| 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 | ||||
| ||||
| Music video | ||||
| Bobby Bloom - Montego Bay • TopPop on YouTube | ||||
"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.
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Argentina ( CAPIF) [3] | 7 |
| Australia ( Kent Music Report) [4] | 9 |
| Australia ( Go-Set) | 7 |
| Austria ( Hitradio Ö3) [5] | 12 |
| Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6] | 12 |
| Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [7] | 44 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [8] | 15 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles [9] | 5 |
| France ( IFOP) [10] | 43 |
| Ireland ( IRMA) [11] | 14 |
| Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40) [12] | 2 |
| Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [13] | 17 |
| New Zealand ( Listener) [14] | 12 |
| Singapore Rediffusion, Singapore [15] | 1 |
| South Africa ( Springbok) [16] | 5 |
| UK Singles Chart [17] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [18] | 8 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening | 18 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 [19] | 6 |
- Freddie Notes & the Rudies cover
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart [20] | 45 |
- Sugar Cane cover
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart [21] | 54 |
- Jon Stevens cover
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand ( RIANZ) [22] | 1 |
- Quarrington/Worthy cover
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [23] | 15 |
- Allniters cover
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia ( Kent Music Report) [24] | 19 |
- Amazulu cover
| Chart (1986–1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles ( RPM) [25] | 6 |
| Ireland ( IRMA) [11] | 14 |
| South Africa ( Springbok) [26] | 16 |
| UK Singles Chart [27] | 16 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [28] | 90 |
| Chart (1970) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Australia [29] | 84 |
| Canada [30] | 77 |
| UK [31] | 41 |
| "Montego Bay" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Single by Jon Stevens | ||||
| from the album Jezebel | ||||
| B-side | "Sha La La" | |||
| Released | January 1980 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Songwriter(s) | B. Bloom, J. Barry | |||
| Producer(s) | Jay Lewis | |||
| Jon Stevens singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
In January 1980, New Zealand recording artist Jon Stevens released a version as a single. It peaked at No.1 in New Zealand, allowing Stevens to replace himself at No.1, [32] and stayed there for two weeks. [22]
Vinyl, 7-inch, 45 RPM
- "Montego Bay" 2:50
- "Sha La La" 4:25
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand ( RIANZ) [33] | 1 |
| Chart (1980) | Position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand ( RIANZ) [34] | 43 |
- (1970) Freddie Notes & The Rudies - ( Trojan Records)
- (1971) The Bar-Kays on their album Black Rock
- (1978) Sugar Cane - a minor UK disco hit for the U.S. male/female vocal group. Highest position in UK Singles Chart - No. 54
- (1983) Allniters - a Top 20 hit for an Australian ska band.
- (1986) Amazulu - reached No. 16 in the UK and No. 6 in Canada and was a minor hit in the U.S. in September 1986
- List of number-one singles from the 1980s (New Zealand)
- List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 12 December 1970. p. 61. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Ö3-HITPARADE - 12.12.1970". austriancharts.at. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ " Bobby Bloom – Montego Bay" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ " Bobby Bloom – Montego Bay" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Accès direct à ces Artistes > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ a b " The Irish Charts – Search Results – Montego Bay". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ " Nederlandse Top 40 – week 44, 1970" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ " Bobby Bloom – Montego Bay" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 14 December 1970
- ^ Billboard, December 19, 1970 - Page 60 Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD, SINGAPORE, This Week 1, Last Week 1
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ " Top RPM Singles: Issue 0796." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Mar 28, 1987. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "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. 17 July 2013.
- ^ "All the Number One Singles: 1970". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Jon Stevens". Sergent.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Jon Stevens singles". charts.nz/. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Official Top 40 Singles of 1980". Recorded Music NZ. 1980. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
Categories:
- 1970 songs
- 1970 singles
- 1978 singles
- 1980 singles
- 1983 singles
- 1986 singles
- Calypso songs
- CBS Records singles
- Jon Stevens songs
- Sugar Cane (musical group) songs
- Montego Bay
- Number-one singles in New Zealand
- Songs about Jamaica
- Songs written by Bobby Bloom
- Songs written by Jeff Barry
- Amazulu (band) songs
- Bobby Bloom songs