Motorcycle Mama Explained

Motorcycle Mama
Type:	single
Artist:	Sailcat
Album:	Motorcycle Mama
B-Side:	Rainbow Road
Genre:	Country rock
Label:	Elektra
Producer:	Pete Carr
Next Title:	Baby Ruth
Next Year:	1972

"Motorcycle Mama" is a song written by John Wyker and performed by Sailcat. It reached #12 on both the U.S. pop chart and the U.S. adult contemporary chart in 1972^[1] and was featured on their 1972 album Motorcycle Mama.^[2]

Produced by Pete Carr,^[3] the song ranked #89 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1972.^[4]

Charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	64
Canada (RPM)^[6]	14
United States (Billboard Hot 100)	12

Other versions

• The Sugarcubes, on the 1990 compilation album .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sailcat, "Motorcycle Mama" Chart Positions. March 31, 2019.
2. Web site: Sailcat, Motorcycle Mama. . May 1972 . March 31, 2019.
3. Web site: Sailcat, "Motorcycle Mama" Single Release. March 31, 2019.
4. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1972 . March 31, 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160216000410/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1972.php . 2016-02-16 .
5. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 263.
6. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - August 26, 1972.