Single:
Ginger Man entered the Australian singles chart* on 2 October 1972 and peaked at #17. The song was #89 on the Top 100 of 1972.
Album:
The song is on Brian Cadd which entered the Australian albums chart* on 11 September 1972 and peaked at #3.
Songwriter:
Brian Cadd
Producers:
Brian Cadd, John Sayers
Record label of Australian release:
Bootleg
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Ginger Man came after the break-up of Axiom. Cadd had turned to producing other acts and recording solo material on his own Bootleg Records label. It was the first single from his self-titled debut album, released in November 1972.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cadd
Lyrics:
She wrote to me from Texas, told me about the war
Told me ’bout my brother Jess livin’ with the girl next door
I wish she’d-a told me more
Ginger Man, follow me home
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