"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" | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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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]
"Mr America" peaking at number 9 in its seventh week on the chart, on 6 February 1971.
| Chart (1970/71) | Peak position |
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| Australian Go-Set Chart[3] | 9 |
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