| Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater) | |
| Cover: | Streetbeater_LP.jpg |
| Caption: | 1973 7" vinyl single (US) |
| Artist: | Quincy Jones |
| Album: | You've Got It Bad Girl |
| Released: | 1973 |
| Recorded: | 1972 |
| Genre: | Electric blues, funk |
| Length: | 3:06 0:51 (Theme version) |
| Label: | A&M |
| Composer: | Quincy Jones |
| Producer: | Quincy Jones |
"Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater)" is the theme to the 1970s sitcom Sanford and Son. It was composed by Quincy Jones.
"The Streetbeater" was first released by A&M Records on Jones's 1973 album You've Got It Bad Girl and as a single from that album.[1] [2] It is also featured on his Greatest Hits album.
Although the piece itself did not reach Billboard status for that year, it has maintained mainstream popularity, ranking 9th in a Rolling Stone Reader Poll of Television Theme Songs [3]
Harry James recorded a version in 1979 on his album Still Harry After All These Years (Sheffield Lab LAB 11).