Poor Side of Town

"Poor Side of Town"
"Poor Side of Town"
Single by Johnny Rivers
from the album Changes
B-side	"A Man Can Cry"
Released	August 1966
Genre	Baroque pop; orchestral pop;
Length	3:48 (album version); 3:03 (single version);
Label	Imperial
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Rivers; Lou Adler;
Producer(s)	Lou Adler
Johnny Rivers singles chronology

"Poor Side of Town" is a song by Johnny Rivers that reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the RPM Canadian Chart in November 1966.^[2] The song marked a turning point in Rivers' career that saw him move away from his earlier rock and roll style toward pop ballads.

^ Rivers, Johnny. "Poor Side Of Town". 45cat.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 21, 1966" (PDF).

[Poor_Side_Of_Town-1] Rivers, Johnny. "Poor Side Of Town". 45cat.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[2] "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 21, 1966" (PDF).

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