Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)

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"Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)"
Single by Johnny Wakelin
from the album Black Superman
B-side "In Mazatlan"
ReleasedNovember 15, 1974 (UK); June 28, 1975 (US)
Recorded1974
Genre Reggae
Length3:32
Label Pye
Songwriter(s) Johnny Wakelin
Producer(s) Robin Blanchflower
Johnny Wakelin singles chronology
"Hungarian Superman (Joe Bugner)"
(1972)		"Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)"
(1974)		"Tennessee Hero (Elvis)"
(1975)

"Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)" is a song by English songwriter Johnny Wakelin from his album of the same name. The song reached #7 on the UK Singles Chart and #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975.

Contents

"Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)" is a reggae version of Wakelind's song "Hungarian Superman (Joe Bugner)" (an homage to the Hungarian-born British-Australian boxer by that name) with the lyrics modified to pay tribute to boxer Muhammad Ali. [1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1974–75)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] 7
Canada RPM Top Singles [3] 1
UK Singles Chart 7
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 21

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] 16

References

  1. ↑ Gallagher, John; Valmore, James (February 2015). Black Ice: The Val James Story. ISBN   9781770906570.
  2. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 332. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  3. ↑ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Johnny Wakelin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. 29 December 1975. Retrieved 15 January 2022– via Imgur.
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