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Motorcycle Mama

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"Motorcycle Mama"
Single by Sailcat
from the album Motorcycle Mama
B-side"Rainbow Road"
ReleasedApril 1972 (1972-04)
GenreCountry rock
Length2:07
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)John Wyker
Producer(s)Pete Carr
Sailcat singles chronology
"Motorcycle Mama"
(1972)
"Baby Ruth"
(1972)

"Motorcycle Mama" is a song written by John Wyker and performed by Sailcat. It reached #12 on both the U.S. pop chart and the U.S. adult contemporary chart in 1972[1] and was featured on their 1972 album Motorcycle Mama.[2]

Produced by Pete Carr,[3] the song ranked #89 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1972.[4]

Charts

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Chart (1971) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 64
Canada (RPM)[6] 14
United States (Billboard Hot 100) 12

Other versions

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References

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  1. ^ "Sailcat, "Motorcycle Mama" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "Sailcat, Motorcycle Mama". Discogs. May 1972. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "Sailcat, "Motorcycle Mama" Single Release". Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  4. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1972". Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 263. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - August 26, 1972" (PDF).