Smoke from a Distant Fire explained

Smoke from a Distant Fire
Cover:	SanfordTownsendSmokeFromADistantFire.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Sanford-Townsend Band
Album:	Sanford-Townsend Band
B-Side:	Lou
Released:	1977
Genre:	Pop^[1]
Length:	3:30
Label:	Warner Bros. Records
Prev Title:	Shake It to the Right
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Eye of My Storm (Oh Woman)
Next Year:	1978

"Smoke from a Distant Fire" is a song by American duo Sanford-Townsend Band. It was released as a single in 1977 from their self-titled album.^{[2] [3] [4]}

The song peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending September 17, 1977,^[5] becoming the duo's only Top 40 hit.

Chart performance

Chart (1977)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[6]	9
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	34
Australia (KMR)	44

See also

• List of one-hit wonders in the United States

Notes and References

1. Book: Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. Don. Breithaupt. Jeff. Breithaupt. July 17, 2000. The Six Million Dollar Tan: West Coast Pop. 49. St. Martin's Griffin. 978-0-312-19821-3.
2. Book: Simmons, Rick. Carolina Beach Music from the 60s to the 80s: The New Wave. February 26, 2013. Arcadia Publishing. 9781614238645. May 15, 2020. Google Books.
3. Web site: The Smell Of The Haggis Is Calling. WSAU. May 15, 2020.
4. Web site: Lingering Wisps of Smoke from a Distant Fire: The Sanford-Townsend Band. Rebeat. May 15, 2020.
5. Web site: US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 17th September 1977 . Top40Weekly.com.
6. Web site: Smoke from a Distant Fire. Music VF. May 15, 2020.