Montego Bay (song)

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

Weekly charts

 * Freddie Notes & the Rudies cover
 * Sugar Cane cover
 * Jon Stevens cover
 * Quarrington/Worthy cover
 * Allniters cover
 * Amazulu cover

Jon Stevens version
In January 1980, New Zealand recording artist Jon Stevens released a version as a single. It peaked at No.1 in New Zealand, allowing Stevens to replace himself at No.1, and stayed there for two weeks.

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
 * (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