Rockin' Chair (Gwen McCrae song)

"Rockin' Chair"
Song by Gwen McCrae
Language English
B-side "It Keeps on Raining"
Released May 1975
Genre Soul
Label TK
Composer(s) Willie Clarke/Clarence Reid

Rockin' Chair is a 1975 crossover single by Gwen McCrae. The song is not to be confused with either Fats Domino's 1951 R&B hit of the same name or the 1929 "Rockin' Chair" by Hoagy Carmichael.

"Rockin' Chair" was McCrae's sole entry into the top 10 on both the soul and pop charts. The single hit number nine on the pop charts, and number one on the soul chart for one week.[1] In Canada, "Rockin' Chair" spent two weeks at number 23.

Use as answer song

Gwen's husband, George McCrae, had a number-one hit single the year earlier, "Rock Your Baby." "Rockin' Chair" was intended to be an answer song to George's hit. The songs were released just less than a year apart. George provided backing vocals on the song.

Chart history

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 389.
  2. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1975-08-02. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  3. ↑ NZ Top 40 Singles, 11 August 1975
  4. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  5. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  6. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 26, 1975
  7. ↑ Bac-lac.gc.ca
  8. ↑ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1975
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