(Blame It) On the Pony Express

1970 single by Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon (Blame It) On the Pony Express Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon Blame It on the Pony Express.jpg single Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon Soul Survivor Never Let Her Go 1970 10 30 yes17 October 1970 Johnson release Record Mirror 3 Soul 3 04 Bell Tony Macaulay Roger Greenaway Roger Cook Tony Macaulay Sweet Inspiration 1970 Mr. Tambourine Man 1971 "(Blame It) On the Pony Express" is a song by American soul group Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon released as a single in October 1970. It peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their third and final top-ten hit there. Background "(Blame It) On the Pony Express" was written by Tony Macaulay, Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook, and was originally intended to be released by Edison Lighthouse as their second single following their worldwide hit "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)". The band recorded the backing track and a rough vocal track; however, Macauley, who was their manager and producer, was apparently not that impressed with the vocals, later saying the song "required a more gutsy voice than any of them had".6 February 1971 This name shows you the game Record Mirror 12Simmons Rick https://books.google.com/books?id=kpObEAAAQBAJ 40 Hits, 40 Stories: Behind Top Songs of the 1960s and 1970s 2022-11-08 McFarland 978-1-4766-4690-9 115 en Macaulay decided to pass the song over to Edison Lighthouse's labelmates Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon for whom he had produced their previous single "Sweet Inspiration". John Abbey reviewing in Blues & Soul wrote that compared to "Sweet Inspiration", "(Blame It) On the Pony Express" "permits Johnny far more scope as a vocalist" and that "it's far more leaning towards R&B than its predecessor and less of the old singalong sound".6 November 1970 Singles Blues & Soul 46 Charts Chart (1971)PeakpositionAustralia (Go-Set)Go-Set Australian charts - 10 April 1971 https://gosetcharts.com/1971/19710410.html 2024-08-31 gosetcharts.com13Australia (Kent Music Report)Australian Chart Book 1940–1969 Kent David David Kent (historian) Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. 2005 0-646-44439-5 Kent Music Report17Germany 18 Johnny Johnson & the Bandwagon (Blame It) On the Pony Express 98469 trueIreland2 5 Blame It on the Pony Express trueNew Zealand (Listener)flavour of new zealand - search listener http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=590#n_view_location 2024-08-31 www.flavourofnz.co.nz10Sweden (Kvällstoppen)Johny Jonson And The Bandwagon – Se alla låtar och listplaceringar https://www.nostalgilistan.se/johnny-jonson-and-the-bandwagon-14279/blame-it-on-the-pony-express-39851 2024-08-30 NostalgiListan sv8UKsinglesbyname 7 Bandwagon 13439 true uk References Category:1970 singles Category:1970 songs Category:Bell Records singles Category:Song recordings produced by Tony Macaulay