St. Louis (Easybeats song)

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"St. Louis"
St. Louis cover easybeats.jpg
Singapore single cover
Single by The Easybeats
from the album Friends
B-side"Can't Find Love"
Released27 June 1969 (UK)
17 July 1969 (Australia)
9 September 1969 (USA)
RecordedApril 1969
Olympic Studios, London
Genre
Length3:12
LabelPolydor, Rare Earth Records (USA)
Songwriter(s)Harry Vanda / George Young
Producer(s)Ray Singer
Australian singles chronology
"Lay Me Down and Die"
(1968)
"St. Louis"
(1969)
"Peculiar Hole in the Sky"
(1969)
UK singles chronology
"Good Times"
(1968)
"St. Louis"
(1968)
"Who Are My Friends"
(1969)
U.S. singles chronology
"Gonna Have a Good Time (Good Times)"
(1968)
"St. Louis"
(1968)

"St. Louis" is a song written by Harry Vanda and George Young. It was recorded by the Australian rock group the Easybeats and would be their first single under their new deal with Polydor Records.[1] The single charted at No. 21 in Australia[2] and No. 100 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Track listing[]

  1. "St. Louis"
  2. "Can't Find Love"

Charts[]

Chart (1969) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 21
Canada (RPM) Top Singles 76
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 100

Little River Band version[]

"St. Louis"
Single by Little River Band
from the album Greatest Hits Vol. 2
B-side"Easy Money"
ReleasedNovember 1982
Recorded1982
Length3:35
LabelCapitol Records
Producer(s)Little River Band, Ernie Ross
Little River Band singles chronology
"Down on the Border"
(1981)
"St. Louis"
(1982)
"The Other Guy"
(1982)

Australian rock music group Little River Band recorded a version which was released in November 1982 as the second single from their album Greatest Hits Vol. 2. The song peaked at number 43 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart.[4]

Track listing[]

Australian 7" (Capitol CP-867)
A. "St. Louis" - 3:35
B. "Easy Money" - 4:00

Charts[]

Chart (1982/83) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 43

References[]

  1. ^ Tait, John (2010). Vanda & Young: Inside Australia's Hit Factory. New South. ISBN 978-1-74223-217-1.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940 - 1969. Turramurra, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 179. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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