Single:
Midnight at the Oasis entered the Australian singles chart* on 10 June 1974 and peaked at #10. It was #66 on the Top 100 of 1974.
Album:
The song is on Maria Muldaur which entered the Australian albums chart* on 3 June 1974 and peaked at #30.
Songwriter:
David Nichtern
Producers:
Lenny Waronker, Joe Boyd
Record label of Australian release:
Reprise
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
The song is a saucy offer of a desert love affair, in a fantasy setting. AllMusic reviewer Matthew Greenwald describes the song as “so sensual and evocative that it was probably one of the most replayed records of the era and may be responsible for the most pregnancies from a record during the mid-’70s”. The song includes an instrumental section that features the guitar work of Amos Garrett.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_at_the_Oasis
Lyrics:
Midnight at the oasis
Send your camel to bed
Shadows painting our faces
Traces of romance in our heads
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