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"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 10 hit for Bloom in the Fall of 1970 on both sides of the Atlantic. It reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart,[1] No. 5 on the Canadian RPM 100 Singles Chart,[2] 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.

"Montego Bay"
Single by Bobby Bloom
from the album The Bobby Bloom Album
B-side	"Try a Little Harder"
Released	September 1970
Genre	Pop, soul, calypso
Length	2:53
Label	L&R Records
Songwriter(s)	Jeff Barry, Bobby Bloom, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
Producer(s)	Jeff Barry
Bobby Bloom singles chronology
"Sign of the V" (1969) "Montego Bay" (1970) "Make Me Happy" (1970)
Music video
Bobby Bloom - Montego Bay • TopPop on YouTube

Bloom's recording of the song appeared in the 1997 film The Ice Storm.

Chart history

Jon Stevens version

"Montego Bay"
Single by Jon Stevens
from the album Jezebel
B-side	"Sha La La"
Released	January 1980
Genre	Pop rock
Label	CBS
Songwriter(s)	B. Bloom, J. Barry
Producer(s)	Jay Lewis
Jon Stevens singles chronology
"Jezebel" (1979) "Montego Bay" (1980) "Don't Let Love Go" (1980)

In January 1980, New Zealand recording artist Jon Stevens released a version as a single. It peaked at number one in New Zealand, allowing Stevens to replace himself at number one,[25] and stayed there for two weeks.[14]

Track listing

Vinyl, 7-inch, 45 RPM

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

Other recordings

• (1970) Freddie Notes & The Rudies - (Trojan Records)
• (1971) The Bar-Kays on their album Black Rock
• (1971) James Last on his album Happyning
• (1974) Foster, Pat, & Angie Sylvers on their album Foster Sylvers Featuring Pat & Angie Sylvers
• (1978) Sugar Cane - a minor UK disco hit for the U.S. male/female vocal group. Highest position in UK Singles Chart - No. 54
• (1983) Allniters - a Top 20 hit for an Australian ska band.
• (1986) Amazulu - reached No. 16 in the UK and No. 6 in Canada and was a minor hit in the U.S. in September 1986
• (2005) Les Fradkin - on his CD Under The Covers

See also

• List of number-one singles from the 1980s (New Zealand)
• List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States

References

External links

• NZ On Screen - Montego Bay music video

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