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"Street Singer"
Single by The Strangers
from the album Introducing My Friends The Strangers
B-side"Mexican Rose"
ReleasedApril 18, 1970
Genre Country
Length2:10
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Roy Nichols
Producer(s) Ken Nelson
The Strangers singles chronology
" The Fightin' Side of Me"
(1970)
"Street Singer"
(1970)
" Jesus, Take a Hold"
(1970)

"Street Singer" is a song written by Roy Nichols, and performed by American country music band The Strangers. It was released in April 1970 as the first single from their album Introducing My Friends The Strangers. The B-side was "Mexican Rose," written by Roy Nichols and Norm Hamlet. The lineup of The Strangers during this time was Roy Nichols on lead guitar, Norm Hamlet on pedal steel guitar, Bobby Wayne on rhythm guitar, Dennis Hromek on bass, and Biff Adam on drums. "Street Singer" peaked at number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and peaked at number twenty four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. [1] It reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks in June 1970.

Personnel

The Strangers:

  • Roy Nichols – lead guitar
  • Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro
  • Bobby Wayne - rhythm guitar
  • Dennis Hromek – bass
  • Biff Adam – drums

with:

Chart performance

Chart (1970) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [2] 9
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard) [3] 24
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 146.
  2. ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.