(Christie)
Australia
#1 Sydney #1 Brisbane
Sydney pop band often on
ABC-TV pop program GTK, most popular in their home city where they had four charting singles, 1970-71. See also Song To Raymondo.
Further reading: Milesago’s feature on Autumn.
(Christie)
Australia
#1 Sydney #2 Melbourne #1 Brisbane #1 Adelaide #4 Perth
From Melbourne: also worked with Johnny Chester.
Not the British band Jigsaw (Sky High, 1975) whose releases in Australia were issued under the name British Jigsaw to avoid confusion.
See also Shame And Scandal (In The Family) (1972: Johnny Chester & Jigsaw), How Do You Do (1972) and Mademoiselle Ninette (1972).
On CD: Bobby & Laurie With Other Fabulous Australian Performers of the Seventies, a Canetoad release.
(Christie)
UK
*Not an official Elton John release, but an anonymous recording for a budget series of LPs featuring cover versions of current hits. See also In The Summertime.
This has been collected on Chartbusters Go Pop! 20 Legendary Covers from 1969/70 as Sung by Elton John.
(Christie)
UK
Original version
#1 UK #23 USA #2 Melbourne #1 Adelaide #4 Perth #2 NZ
British band led by Jeff Christie. Song also known, for example, as L'Amerique.
Further reading: The Christie website.
(Christie)
USA
Later version
Single on Dot by country music trio from Missouri, Tom, Bill & Harry Compton. Also on their album Yellow River (1972).
Reference: Compton Bros discography
at Discographies Rock ‘N’ Country.
Further reading: The Singing Compton Brothers Grow Up, from Lead Belt News, Flat River, Missouri, 1965,
republished at St Francois County MoGoWeb Project [Home Page].
Thanks to Terry Stacey for version alert.
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