"San Bernadino" is a 1970 song by English band
Christie. The song did not match the success of their previous single "
Yellow River
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", but was still a top-ten hit in several countries and topped the charts in Switzerland.
[ In the US, the song only managed to peak at number 100 on 30 January 1971.][ After the song became a hit, the band members admitted that they had never visited the city of ]San Bernardino, California
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.
Charts
References
1970 singles
Christie (band) songs
1970 songs
Number-one singles in Switzerland
Song recordings produced by Mike Smith (British record producer)
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