Smoke from a Distant Fire

"Smoke from a Distant Fire"
"Smoke from a Distant Fire"
Single by Sanford-Townsend Band
from the album Sanford-Townsend Band
B-side	"Lou"
Released	1977
Genre	Pop
Length	3:30
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Songwriter(s)	Ed Sanford; John Townsend; Steven Stewart;
Producer(s)	Barry Beckett; Jerry Wexler;
Sanford-Townsend Band singles chronology

"Smoke from a Distant Fire" is a song by American duo Sanford-Townsend Band. It was released as a single in 1977 from their self-titled album.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The song peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending September 17, 1977,^[5] becoming the duo's only Top 40 hit.

Chart performance

Chart (1977)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[6]	9
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary^[6]	34
Australia (KMR)	44

References

^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "The Six Million Dollar Tan: West Coast Pop". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
^ Simmons, Rick (February 26, 2013). Carolina Beach Music from the 60s to the 80s: The New Wave. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781614238645. Retrieved May 15, 2020 – via Google Books.
^ "The Smell Of The Haggis Is Calling". WSAU. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
^ "Lingering Wisps of Smoke from a Distant Fire: The Sanford-Townsend Band". Rebeat. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
^ "US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 17th September 1977". Top40Weekly.com.
^ ^a ^b "Smoke from a Distant Fire". Music VF. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[Breithaupt_2000-1] Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "The Six Million Dollar Tan: West Coast Pop". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.

[2] Simmons, Rick (February 26, 2013). Carolina Beach Music from the 60s to the 80s: The New Wave. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781614238645. Retrieved May 15, 2020 – via Google Books.

[3] "The Smell Of The Haggis Is Calling". WSAU. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[4] "Lingering Wisps of Smoke from a Distant Fire: The Sanford-Townsend Band". Rebeat. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

[5] "US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 17th September 1977". Top40Weekly.com.

[musicvf-6] "Smoke from a Distant Fire". Music VF. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

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