Samson and Delilah (Middle of the Road song)

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"Samson and Delilah"
Middle of the Road Samson and Delilah.jpg
Cover of the single released in the Netherlands
Single by Middle of the Road
from the album Acceleration
B-side "Try a Little Understanding"
ReleasedJanuary 1972
RecordedOctober 1971
Studio RCA Studios, Rome
Genre Bubblegum pop
Length3:04
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Giacomo Tosti
Middle of the Road singles chronology
"Sacramento (A Wonderful Town)"
(1971)
"Samson and Delilah"
(1972)
"Bottoms Up"
(1972)

"Samson and Delilah" is a song by Scottish band Middle of the Road, released as a single in January 1972. It peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's final charting single there. [1]

Contents

Release

"Samson and Delilah" was first released in January 1972 in France with the B-side "Sacramento (A Wonderful Town)". Elsewhere, "Sacramento" had been released as the A-side with a different B-side. "Samson and Delilah" was then released in the Netherlands and Germany in March 1972 with the B-side "The Talk of All the U.S.A.". It was released in the UK on 30 June 1972 with the B-side "Try a Little Understanding". [2]

Track listings

7" (UK)

  1. "Samson and Delilah" – 3:04
  2. "Try a Little Understanding" – 3:22

7" (France)

  1. "Samson and Delilah" – 2:48
  2. "Sacramento (A Wonderful Town)" – 2:48

7" (Europe)

  1. "Samson and Delilah" – 2:48
  2. "The Talk of All the U.S.A." – 3:13

Charts

Cover versions

References

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