“Sweet City Woman” by The Stampeders

"Sweet City Woman" came barreling out of Canada in 1971, written by Stampeders guitarist Rich Dodson and cut for the band's debut album, Against the Grain, which went out in the States under the name Sweet City Woman. The star turn goes to a banjo, of all things, and the song is cheeky enough to sing about it too.

It held the top spot in Canada for four weeks, topped the Canadian country and adult contemporary charts on the side, and climbed to number 8 in the US. Quality Records worked it at home with an instrumental version and one sung in French. Then came the 1972 Juno Awards haul: Best Single, Songwriter of the Year for Dodson, Record Producer of the Year for Mel Shaw, and Canada's Top Group for the Stampeders themselves.

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