Hot Town (Jon English song)

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"Hot Town"
Hot Town by Jon English (NL).jpg
International cover for "Hot Town"
Single by Jon English
from the album Calm Before the Storm
A-side "Hot Town"
B-side "Show No Weakness"
ReleasedOctober 1979
RecordedAlbert Studios, Sydney
Genre Rock, classic rock
Label Mercury Records
Songwriter(s) Graeme Connors, Mike Wade
Producer(s) Brown and Dunlop
Jon English singles chronology
"Get Your Love Right"
(1979)
"Hot Town"
(1979)
"Carmilla"
(1980)

"Hot Town" is a song by Australian musician Jon English. The song was released in October 1979 as the first single from his sixth studio album, Calm Before the Storm.

Contents

Track listing

Australian 7" Single (Mercury – 6037 952)
International 7" Single (Mercury - 6038 002)

Charts

Chart (1979/80)Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report [1] 11

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References

  1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.