Australian singles chart:
Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves entered the Kent charts on 18 October 1971 and peaked at #5. The song was #16 on the Top 100 of 1971.
Album:
The song is on Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves which entered the Kent album charts on 27 December 1971 and peaked at #43.
Songwriter:
Bob Stone
Producer:
Snuff Garrett
Record label of Australian release:
MCA
Wikipedia:
Lyrically, the song describes the life of a girl who was “born in the wagon of a traveling show”, and it contains themes of racism, teenage pregnancy and prostitution. Critically, Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves has been met with appreciation ever since its release. It earned Cher her first Grammy Award nomination in the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance category.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsys, Tramps _&_Thieves
Songfacts:
Cher isn’t a fan of this song but includes it in a medley of her ’70s hits in concert. When asked what it was like working with producer Snuff Garrett on the classic tune, Cher laughingly replied: “Oh, Snuffy was so funny and such a Texan… and he could do a whole album in a weekend. I’d get a vocal down and he’d go, ‘Great, that’s fine…’ And we became good friends with Snuff and [his first wife] Yolanda, they were really sweet. Snuff was very proud of what he’d achieved and he was always telling you about it.” (Rock’s Backpages, 2001)
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/cher/gypsys-tramps-thieves
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