C.B. Savage

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"C.B. Savage"
C.B. Savage - Rod Hart.jpg
Single by Rod Hart
from the album Breakeroo!
B-side "Better Off Gone" [1]
ReleasedDecember 1976 (1976)
Genre Country
Length3:29
Label Plantation [1]
Songwriter(s) Rod S. Hart [2]

"C.B. Savage" is a gay-themed novelty country song by the American singer-songwriter Rod Hart, from his album Breakeroo!. It peaked at #67 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving him his only entry on that chart. [3] It was also the first of only three songs with the title "Savage", along with "Savage" by Megan Thee Stallion and Beyonce and "Savage Love" by Jason Derulo and Jawsh 685. [4]

Contents

The song is a gay answer to C.W. McCall's hit, "Convoy." [5]

Charts

Chart (1976-77)Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles87
Canada Country ( RPM ) [6] 10
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 67
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 23
US Cash Box Top 100 [9] 59

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References

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