C.B. Savage
| "C.B. Savage" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by Rod Hart | |
| from the album Breakeroo! | |
| B-side | "Better Off Gone"[1] |
| Released | December 1976 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 3:29 |
| Label | Plantation[1] |
| Songwriter(s) | Rod S. Hart[2] |
"C.B. Savage" is a gay-themed novelty country song by the American singer-songwriter Rod Hart, from his album Breakeroo!. It peaked at #67 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving him his only entry on that chart.[3] It was also the first of only three songs with the title "Savage", along with "Savage" by Megan Thee Stallion and Beyonce and "Savage Love" by Jason Derulo and Jawsh 685.[4]
The song is a gay answer to C.W. McCall's hit, "Convoy."[5]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1976-77) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 87 |
| Canada Country (RPM)[6] | 10 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 67 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 23 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[9] | 59 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rod Hart - C.B. Savage / Better Off Gone". Discogs. 1976. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "ASCAP Repertory entry for C.B. Savage". ASCAP. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Taylor Swift Debuts at No. 1 on Hot 100 with 'Cardigan,' Is 1st Artist to Open Atop Hot 100 & Billboard 200 in Same Week". Billboard. August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 154.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 29, 1977". Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
