C.B. Savage

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"C.B. Savage"
Single by Rod Hart
from the album Breakeroo!
B-side"Better Off Gone"[1]
ReleasedDecember 1976 (1976)
GenreCountry
Length3:29
LabelPlantation[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]

  1. ^ a b "Rod Hart - C.B. Savage / Better Off Gone". Discogs. 1976. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "ASCAP Repertory entry for C.B. Savage". ASCAP. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  6. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  7. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 154.
  9. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 29, 1977

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