Sweet City Woman
| "Sweet City Woman" | ||||
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| Single by The Stampeders | ||||
| from the album Against the Grain | ||||
| B-side | "Gator Road" | |||
| Released | May 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Rock, country rock | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Bell, Philips, MWC | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rich Dodson | |||
| Producer(s) | Mel Shaw | |||
| The Stampeders singles chronology | ||||
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| "Sweet City Woman" on YouTube | ||||
"Sweet City Woman" is a 1971 song by Canadian rock band The Stampeders, appearing on their debut album Against the Grain (retitled Sweet City Woman in the US). It features a banjo as a primary instrument, which is also mentioned in the lyrics: "The banjo and me, we got a feel for singing."
Chart performance[]
The single spent four weeks as a number 1 hit in Canada, and reached number 8 in the US.[1] It also climbed to number 1 on the Canadian country music and adult contemporary charts. The song was also marketed in Canada by Quality Records with instrumental and French lyric versions.
Weekly charts[]
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Awards[]
The band and song won numerous Juno Awards in 1972, including Best Single,[9] Songwriter of the Year (guitarist Rich Dodson), Record Producer of the Year (Mel Shaw), and the band was named Canada's Top Group.
Cover versions[]
The song has been covered by many musicians over the years, including:
- British band The Dave Clark Five, in 1971, as the Stampeders single failed to chart in the UK.
- American country music artist Johnny Carver, in 1977. Carver's version peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.
- Tompall & the Glaser Brothers, whose release went to number 34 on the same chart in 1980.
- Canadian country music band Jo Hikk, on their 2009 album Ride.
- Rapper Kyprios, who released "City Woman", a song which blended a rerecorded version of "Sweet City Woman" with original lyrics, in 2011.
- "Champagne music" bandleader Lawrence Welk, on his Go Away Little Girl album.
- In 1971 German Singer released a German version
- Danish singer made a danish version 1973 on the album "Balladen om Klante Kofoed".
Use in media[]
The song can be heard during a flashback scene in the Better Call Saul episode "Inflatable," the Adam Sandler film Little Nicky, and in the Canadian commercial for "".
Personnel[]
- Produced by Mel Shaw
- Engineered by Terry Brown
- Recorded at Toronto Sound, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Rich Dodson – vocal, banjo, lead electric guitar
- Ronnie King – bass
- Kim Berly – drums
References[]
- ^ "Sweet City Woman - The Stampeders". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ^ "RPM 100 Singles". Canada.ca. Library and Archives Canada. August 14, 1971.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1971-08-14. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 226.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1971/Top 100 Songs of 1971". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ^ Billboard. 1971-12-25. p. 15. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ^ White, Adam (1988). The Billboard Book of Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8285-7.
External links[]
- 1971 singles
- 1977 singles
- 2008 singles
- Franglais songs
- Jo Hikk songs
- Johnny Carver songs
- The Stampeders songs
- Tompall & the Glaser Brothers songs
- RPM Top Singles number-one singles
- 1971 songs
- Bell Records singles
- Philips Records singles
- Songs about New Orleans