"Sacramento (A Wonderful Town)" is a song by Scottish band Middle of the Road, released as a single in November 1971. It peaked at number 23 on the

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, showing the band's decline in popularity in the UK. However, elsewhere, the band continued their success in Europe, topping the charts in several countries.

Release

"Sacramento (A Wonderful Town)" was first released in November 1971 in Italy, before being released in the Netherlands and Germany the following month. It was released in the UK on 17 March 1972. In most countries, it was released with the B-side "Love Sweet Love", which was written by Italian brothers Giosy and Mario Capuano, as well as Middle of the Road guitarist Ian McCredie. However, in a few countries, Spain, Peru and New Zealand, "Sacramento" was released with the B-side "

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", which was later released as the follow-up single.

Track listings

7" # "Sacramento (A Wonderful Town)" – 2:48 # "Love Sweet Love" – 3:34 7" # "Sacramento (A Wonderful Town)" – 2:48 # "

" – 3:02

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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