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| "All the Way from Memphis" | ||||
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| Single by Mott the Hoople | ||||
| from the album Mott | ||||
| B-side | "Ballad of Mott the Hoople (26th March 1972, Zürich)" | |||
| Released | 31 August 1973[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
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| Length | 3:24 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Ian Hunter | |||
| Producer(s) | Mott the Hoople | |||
| Mott the Hoople singles chronology | ||||
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"All the Way from Memphis" is a single released by Mott the Hoople as the lead track from the album Mott in 1973. The song tells a story about a rock and roller whose guitar is shipped to Oriole, Kentucky,[4] instead of Memphis, Tennessee.[5] The track peaked at No. 10 in the UK Singles Chart.[6] Although it did not chart in the United States, it did receive considerable airplay on album-oriented rock stations. The Mott album, from which it was released, reached the Top 40 of the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 35.
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- ^ Gallucci, Michael (3 June 2013). "Top 10 Mott the Hoople Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 381. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.