"Montego Bay" | ||||
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Single by Bobby Bloom | ||||
from the album The Bobby Bloom Album | ||||
B-side | "Try a Little Harder" | |||
Released | September 1970 | |||
Genre | Pop, soul, calypso | |||
Length | 2:53 | |||
Label | L&R Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jeff Barry, Bobby Bloom | |||
Producer(s) | Jeff Barry | |||
Bobby Bloom singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
Bobby Bloom - Montego Bay • TopPop on YouTube |
"Montego Bay" is a song co-written and performed by Bobby Bloom about the city in Jamaica of the same name. The song was a top ten hit for Bloom in the Fall of 1970 on both sides of the Atlantic. It reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, [1] No. 5 on the Canadian RPM 100 Singles Chart, [2] No. 7 on the Australian Go-Set Singles Chart and No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was co-written and produced by Jeff Barry. In the master tape of the song, Bloom breaks into a chorus of "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" at the end of the recording. The song features a whistler, as well as Jamaican instruments in a calypso style.
Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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Argentina (CAPIF) [3] | 7 |
Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] | 9 |
Australia ( Go-Set ) | 7 |
Austria (Hitradio Ö3) [5] | 12 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6] | 12 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [7] | 44 |
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [8] | 15 |
Canada RPM Top Singles [9] | 5 |
France (IFOP) [10] | 43 |
Ireland (IRMA) [11] | 14 |
Israel (IBA) [12] | 5 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [13] | 2 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [14] | 17 |
New Zealand ( Listener ) [15] | 12 |
Singapore Rediffusion, Singapore [16] | 1 |
South Africa (Springbok) [17] | 5 |
UK Singles Chart [18] | 3 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [19] | 8 |
US Billboard Easy Listening | 18 |
US Cash Box Top 100 [20] | 6 |
Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart [21] | 45 |
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart [22] | 54 |
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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New Zealand (RIANZ) [23] | 1 |
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [24] | 15 |
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [25] | 19 |
Chart (1986–1987) | Peak position |
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Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [26] | 6 |
Ireland (IRMA) [11] | 14 |
South Africa (Springbok) [27] | 16 |
UK Singles Chart [28] | 16 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [29] | 90 |
Chart (1970) | Rank |
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Australia [30] | 84 |
Canada [31] | 77 |
UK [32] | 41 |
"Montego Bay" | ||||
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Single by Jon Stevens | ||||
from the album Jezebel | ||||
B-side | "Sha La La" | |||
Released | January 1980 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Label | CBS | |||
Songwriter(s) | B. Bloom, J. Barry | |||
Producer(s) | Jay Lewis | |||
Jon Stevens singles chronology | ||||
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In January 1980, New Zealand recording artist Jon Stevens released a version as a single. It peaked at No.1 in New Zealand, allowing Stevens to replace himself at No.1, [33] and stayed there for two weeks. [23]
Vinyl, 7-inch, 45 RPM
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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New Zealand (RIANZ) [34] | 1 |
Chart (1980) | Position |
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New Zealand (RIANZ) [35] | 43 |
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