Single:
Mr America entered the Australian singles chart* on 7 December 1970 and peaked at #8. The song was #82 on the Top 100 of 1971.
Songwriter:
Russell Morris
Producer:
Howard Gable
Record label of Australian release:
Columbia
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
From Russell’s series of concerts in 2023 with the 54-piece Southern Cross Symphony and a 10-member band:
Wikipedia:
Mr America was written and recorded by Russell Morris and was his third top ten single. The Real Thing was written by Johnny Young, Part Three Into Paper Walls was co-written by Young and Morris and Rachel (which didn’t reach the top ten) was written by Raymond Froggatt.
Russell was wanting to earn credibility as a songwriter after his early success with songs written by others. He returned to the Top 10 with a self-penned protest song, Mr America, at a time when the Australian government was following US foreign policy, particularly regarding Vietnam.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Morris
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