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San Francisco Bay (Smokie song)

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"San Francisco Bay"
Single by Smokie
from the album The Other Side of the Road
B-side"You're You"
Released1979 (1979)
Length3:15
LabelRAK
Songwriter(s)Chris Norman, Pete Spencer
Producer(s)Smokie
Smokie singles chronology
"Babe It's Up to You"
(1979)
"San Francisco Bay"
(1979)
"Take Good Care of My Baby"
(1979)

"San Francisco Bay" is a song by the British rock band Smokie from their 1979 studio album The Other Side of the Road. It was the album's third and final single.

Background and writing

The song was written by Chris Norman and Smokie drummer Pete Spencer and produced by Mike Chapman.

Commercial performance

The song reached no. 9 in Germany.[1]

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 10
Germany[1] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 36

References

  1. ^ a b "spanishcharts.com - Smokie - San Francisco Bay". Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Smokie – San Francisco Bay" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Smokie – San Francisco Bay" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 20, 2017.