"Mr America" is a song written and recorded by Australian singer Russell Morris and produced by Howard Gable. It was released as a single in December 1970 and peaked at number 8 on the Australian Go-Set chart on 6 February 1971; thus becoming Morris' third top ten single.[1]
| "Mr America" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Russell Morris | ||||
| A-side | "Mr America" | |||
| B-side | "Stand Together" | |||
| Released | December 1970 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | EMI/Columbia (Australia) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Russell Morris | |||
| Producer(s) | Howard Gable | |||
| Russell Morris singles chronology | ||||
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"Mr America" also won Morris the 1971 TV Week's Music Awards accolade for "Composer of the Year". The song came third in 'Best Single' behind "Eleanor Rigby" by Zoot and "Eagle Rock" by Daddy Cool.[2]
Track listing
edit- 7" Single
- Side A "Mr. America" - 3:43
- Side B "Stand Together" - 4:04
Charts
edit"Mr America" peaking at number 9 in its seventh week on the chart, on 6 February 1971.
| Chart (1970/71) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Go-Set Chart[3] | 9 |
References
edit- ^ "RUSSELL MORRIS". www.milesago.com. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ Kent, David Martin (September 2002). The place of Go-Set in rock and pop music culture in Australia, 1966 to 1974 (PDF) (MA). Canberra, ACT: University of Canberra. pp. 255–264. Archived from the original (Portable Document Format (PDF)) on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2016. Note: This PDF is 282 pages.
- ^ "GO Set Chart w/c 6 February 1971". Pop Archives. 6 February 1971. Retrieved 24 August 2016.