China Grove (song)

"China Grove"
Single by The Doobie Brothers
from the album The Captain and Me
B-side"Evil Woman"
ReleasedJuly 25, 1973
Recorded1972[citation needed]
StudioWarner Bros. Studios, North Hollywood, Los Angeles
Genre
Length3:16
LabelWarner Bros. Records
Songwriter(s)Tom Johnston
Producer(s)Ted Templeman
The Doobie Brothers singles chronology
"Long Train Runnin'"
(1973) 		"China Grove"
(1973) 		"Black Water"
(1974)
Audio
"China Grove" on YouTube

"China Grove" is a song by American rock band the Doobie Brothers, released in 1973 on their third studio album, The Captain and Me. It was written and sung by the band's original lead singer and songwriter Tom Johnston.[4] The song reached number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100. While there is a real place named China Grove in Texas, Johnston's lyrics about the community are mostly fictional. The song spent eight weeks in the Top 40.

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