Australian singles chart:
Sweet City Woman entered the Kent singles chart on 15 November 1971 and peaked at #32.
Album:
The song is on the Stampeders album Against the Grain.
Songwriter:
Rich Dodson
Producer:
Mel Shaw
Record label of Australian release:
Philips
Songfacts:
The Stampeders hail from Calgary, Alberta, Canada starting out in 1964 with the name The Rebounds. After some milling about with lineup and name changes, they gelled into the trio of Rich Dodson, Ronnie King, and Kim Berly. Thanks to the interest of Canadian TV producer Mel Shaw, who managed the band, they got a few spots on variety TV shows.
Stampeders guitarist Rich Dodson wrote Sweet City Woman and played the distinctive banjo.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/the-stampeders/sweet-city-woman
Lyrics:
Well, I’m on my way
To the city lights
To the pretty face
That shines her light on the city nights
And I gotta catch a noon train
I gotta be there on time
Oh, it feels so good to know she waits at the end of the line
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