Arizona (song)

This article is about the Kenny Young song. For the Hey Monday song, see Hold On Tight (Hey Monday album). For the 1981 country and western hit, see State songs of Arizona.
"Arizona"
Single by Mark Lindsay
from the album Arizona
B-side"Man from Houston"
ReleasedNovember 1969
GenrePop
Length3:06
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Kenny Young
Producer(s)Jerry Fuller
Mark Lindsay singles chronology
"First Hymn from Grand Terrace"
(1969) 		"Arizona"
(1969) 		"Miss America"
(1970)

"Arizona" is a song written by Kenny Young and recorded in 1969 by Mark Lindsay, a solo effort while still lead singer for Paul Revere and the Raiders. Lindsay was backed by L.A. session musicians from the Wrecking Crew.[1] The single peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 14 February 1970 and was awarded a RlAA Gold Disc in April 1970.[2] A version by the British band The Family Dogg was also released in 1969.

  1. ^ Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew. St. Martin’s Griffin. pp. 261–263. ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7.
  2. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs. Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN 0-214-20480-4.