San Bernadino (song) explained

San Bernadino
Type:single
Artist:Christie
Album:Christie
B-Side:Here I Am
Genre:Sunshine pop
Length:3:17
Label:
Producer:Mike Smith
Prev Title:Yellow River
Prev Year:1970
Next Title:Man of Many Faces
Next Year:1971

"San Bernadino" is a 1970 song by English band Christie. The song did not match the success of their previous single "Yellow River", but was still a top-ten hit in several countries and topped the charts in Switzerland. In the US, the song only managed to peak at number 100 on 30 January 1971. After the song became a hit, the band members admitted that they had never visited the city of San Bernardino, California.

Charts

Chart (1970–71)Peak
position
Australia (Go-Set)[1] 38
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 42
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] 20
New Zealand (Listener)[4] 6
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[5] 7
Spain (Promusicae)[6] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 100

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Go-Set Australian charts – 27 March 1971. 2022-02-20. gosetcharts.com.
  2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 63. 0-646-11917-6.
  3. Book: Nyman, Jake. 2005. Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja. 1st. Tammi. Helsinki. 951-31-2503-3. Finnish.
  4. Web site: flavour of new zealand - search listener. 2022-02-20. www.flavourofnz.co.nz.
  5. Web site: SA Charts 1969–March 1989. 20 February 2022.
  6. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: Año a año, 1959–2002. 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 978-84-8048-639-2.
  7. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1993. Record Research. 1994. 9780898201048.