"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,[2] No. 5 on the Canadian RPM 100 Singles Chart,[3] 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 history

Weekly charts

Chart (1970) Peak
position
Argentina (CAPIF) [4] 7
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 9
Australia (Go-Set) 7
Austria (Hitradio Ö3)[6] 12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 44
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[9] 15
Canada RPM Top Singles[10] 5
France (IFOP)[11] 43
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 14
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
Freddie Notes & the Rudies cover
Chart (1970) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[21] 45
Sugar Cane cover
Chart (1978) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[22] 54
Jon Stevens cover
Chart (1980) Peak
position
New Zealand (RIANZ)[23] 1
Quarrington/Worthy cover
Chart (1980) Peak
position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[24] 15
Allniters cover
Chart (1983) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[25] 19
Amazulu cover
Chart (1986–1987) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[26] 6
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 14
South Africa (Springbok)[27] 16
UK Singles Chart[28] 16
US Billboard Hot 100[29] 90

Year-end charts

Chart (1970) Rank
Australia[30] 84
Canada[31] 77
UK[32] 41

Jon Stevens version

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]

Track listing

Vinyl, 7-inch, 45 RPM

  1. "Montego Bay" 2:50
  2. "Sha La La" 4:25

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Montego Bay"
Chart (1980) Peak
position
New Zealand (RIANZ)[34] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Montego Bay"
Chart (1980) Position
New Zealand (RIANZ)[35] 43

Other recordings

See also

References

  1. ^ Sendra, Tim. Various Artists - Pour a Little Sugar on It: The Chewy Chewy Sounds of American Bubblegum 1966-1971 (2024) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1970-08-29. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  3. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  4. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 12 December 1970. p. 61. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Ö3-HITPARADE - 12.12.1970". austriancharts.at. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Bobby Bloom – Montego Bay" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Bobby Bloom – Montego Bay" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980-05-17. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  10. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  11. ^ "InfoDisc : Accès direct à ces Artistes > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  12. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Montego Bay". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  13. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 44, 1970" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Bobby Bloom – Montego Bay" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  15. ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 14 December 1970
  16. ^ Billboard, December 19, 1970 - Page 60 Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD, SINGAPORE, This Week 1, Last Week 1
  17. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". 16 October 1970. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1970-08-29. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  19. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  20. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 5, 1970
  21. ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1970-10-10. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  22. ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1978-09-03. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  23. ^ a b "Jon Stevens singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  24. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980-05-17. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  25. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  26. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0796." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Mar 28, 1987. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  27. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". 1986. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  28. ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1986-09-13. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  29. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  30. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  31. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca. 17 July 2013.
  32. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 1970". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  33. ^ "Jon Stevens". Sergent.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  34. ^ "Jon Stevens singles". charts.nz/. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  35. ^ "Official Top 40 Singles of 1980". Recorded Music NZ. 1980. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
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