San Francisco Is a Lonely Town explained

"San Francisco Is a Lonely Town" is a song written in 1969 by the Nashville songwriter Ben Peters. Two versions of the song charted in 1969 – one by Ben Peters himself (#46 country, Peters' only charting hit),^[1] and the single by Joe Simon, which reached #79 on the US pop charts, #29 on the R&B charts.^[2]

Review

The novelist and songwriter Alice Randall reviewed Linda Martell's album Color Me Country in 2010, and wrote:

Other versions

Other versions of the song released in 1969 and after, were by:

• Roberta Sherwood (single)^[3]
• Mel Carter (single)^[4]
• Eddy Arnold on his album The Warmth of Eddy,^[5]
• Fred Hughes on his album Baby Boy,^[6]
• Charlie Rich on his album The Fabulous Charlie Rich,^[7] The Charlie Rich version was remixed by the French group Nouvelle Vague on the 2007 remix album .^[8]
• O. C. Smith on his album O.C. Smith at Home.^[9]
• Linda Martell, the African-American country artist, recorded the song on her 1970 album Color Me Country.
• Vikki Carr put the tune on her 1971 album The Ways to Love a Man.^[10]
• Glen Campbell recorded it on his 1976 album Bloodline,^[11]
• Jimmy "Orion" Ellis on his 1979 album Sunrise.^[12]
• Nick Nixon, whose version reached #86 on the country charts in 1979.^[13]

Notes and References

1. Joel Whitburn Presents Across the Charts: The 1960s, Joel Whitburn, 2008, p. 296
2. Web site: The Chokin' Kind [Sound Stage 7] - Joe Simon |...]. AllMusic. September 30, 2024.
3. Web site: Roberta Sherwood : San Francisco Is a Lonely Town. Discogs.com. August 30, 2023.
4. Web site: Amazon.com. Amazon.com. September 30, 2024.
5. Web site: The Warmth of Eddy - Eddy Arnold | Album. AllMusic. September 30, 2024.
6. Web site: Fred Hughes : Baby Boy. September 30, 2024.
7. Web site: The Fabulous Charlie Rich - Charlie Rich | Album. AllMusic. September 30, 2024.
8. Web site: Track information for Late Night Tales: Nouvelle Vague. Latenighttales.co.uk. September 30, 2024.
9. Web site: O.C. Smith at Home - O.C. Smith | Album. AllMusic. September 30, 2024.
10. Web site: VIKKI CARR DISCOGRAPHY: VIKKI CARR ALBUMS. Vikki-carr.blogspot.com. October 8, 2007. September 30, 2024.
11. Web site: Bloodline - Glen Campbell | Album. AllMusic. September 30, 2024.
12. Web site: Sunrise - Orion | Album. AllMusic. September 30, 2024.
13. Web site: San Francisco Is a Lonely Town (song by Nick Nixon) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts. Musicvf.com. September 30, 2024.