Lady on the Rock

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"Lady on the Rock"
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Single by Joe Vitale
from the album Plantation Harbor
A-side"Lady on the Rock (It's America)"
B-side"Plantation Harbor"
Released1981
Recorded1979 - 1980 at: Bayshore Recording (Coconut Grove, Florida)
Rudy Records (Los Angeles, California)
Santa Barbara Sound (Santa Barbara, California)
The Vinylrosa (Little Switzerland, North Carolina)
Home-Brew Studio (The Third Ring of Venus)
Genre
Length5:30
LabelAsylum - E-47210- A
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bill Szymczyk

"Lady on the Rock" is a song written by Joe Vitale, Bill Szymczyk and Stephen Stills. The song was released in 1981 as a single from Vitale's second solo studio album, Plantation Harbor (1981), and reached number 47 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[1] The track is titled "Lady on the Rock (It's America)" on the single release.

The track is a patriotic anthem about the Statue of Liberty, and how America is the land of the free.[2]

The song received some airplay in the US on album-oriented rock radio and became quite popular. This airplay pushed the single to No. 47 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and helped the album Plantation Harbor chart.[3][4]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Rock Albums & Top Tracks". Billboard. August 29, 1981. p. 26.
  2. ^ "TC's Old & New Music Review: JOE VITALE / PLANTATION HARBOR". Tcsoldnewmusicreview.blogspot.co.uk. 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  3. ^ "Album Search for "plantation harbor"". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  4. ^ "Joe Vitale Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
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