One More Reggae for the Road explained

One More Reggae for the Road
Type:single
Artist:Bill Lovelady
Album:Cheer Up
B-Side:On the Road
Released:1979
Genre:Reggae
Length:3:51
Label:Mercury
Prev Title:Reggae for It Now
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:She Done Me In
Next Year:1980

"One More Reggae for the Road" is a song by English musician Bill Lovelady, released in 1979 as the second single from his upcoming debut album, Cheer Up. The song was co-written by Lovelady and Aubrey Cash. It reached No. 1 in Sweden in July 1980. In Norway, it peaked at No. 2.

Ingmar Nordströms recorded the song on their 1980 studio album Saxparty 7.[1] They also recorded it with lyrics in Swedish by Olle Bergman, as "Ta din reggae en gång till", and released it as a single the same year.[2] They were in the Swedish charts Svensktoppen with the song for five weeks between 30 November 1980[3] –11 January 1981.[4] The song was also recorded in Swedish by Flamingokvintetten[5] and Schytts[6] the same year.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saxparty 7. Svensk mediedatabas. sv. 1980. 21 May 2011.
  2. Web site: Ta din reggae en gång till. Svensk mediedatabas. sv. 1980. 21 May 2011.
  3. Web site: Svensktoppen. sv. Swedish Radio. 1980. 21 May 2011.
  4. Web site: Svensktoppen. sv. Swedish Radio. 1981. 21 May 2011.
  5. Web site: Flamingokvintetten 11. Svensk mediedatabas. sv. 1980. 21 May 2011.
  6. Web site: Vi ska ha fest. Svensk mediedatabas. sv. 1980. 21 May 2011.