"Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)" is a song by English songwriter Johnny Wakelin from his album of the same name. The song reached #7 on the UK Singles Chart and #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975.
| "Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Wakelin | ||||
| from the album Black Superman | ||||
| B-side | "In Mazatlan" | |||
| Released | November 15, 1974 (UK); June 28, 1975 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Label | Pye | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Wakelin | |||
| Producer(s) | Robin Blanchflower | |||
| Johnny Wakelin singles chronology | ||||
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"Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)" is a reggae version of Wakelind's song "Hungarian Superman (Joe Bugner)" (an homage to the Hungarian-born British-Australian boxer by that name) with the lyrics modified to pay tribute to boxer Muhammad Ali.[1]
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1974–75) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 7 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles[3] | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 7 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 21 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1975) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 16 |
References
edit- ^ Gallagher, John; Valmore, James (February 2015). Black Ice: The Val James Story. ISBN 9781770906570.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 332. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ "Johnny Wakelin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. 29 December 1975. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.
