"Love Town" is a solo single co-written by Len Barry and Bobby Eli and released by the former Sweet Thunder and Impact member, Booker Newberry III in 1983. It was taken from the same-titled album released later that year.
| "Love Town" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Booker Newberry III | ||||
| from the album Love Town | ||||
| B-side | "Doin' What Comes Naturally" | |||
| Released | April 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Soul[1] | |||
| Length | 5:18 (Long Version) | |||
| Label | The Boardwalk Entertainment Co (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Len Barry, Bobby Eli | |||
| Booker Newberry III singles chronology | ||||
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While the single and album had limited success in his home country of the U.S., Newberry's single was popular enough across the Atlantic to reach #6 on the UK Singles Chart, his only significant chart hit in either country.[2] It remains his signature song.
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart[3] | 6 |
| US Billboard Dance[4] | 66 |
| US Billboard R&B[4] | 46 |