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Like They Say in L.A.

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"Like They Say in L.A."
Single by East L.A. Car Pool
B-side"Linda Chicana"
ReleasedJuly 1975 (U.S.)
GenreDisco, pop, soft rock
LabelGeneral Recording Corporation (GRC)
Songwriter(s)Jerry Rusch
Producer(s)Jack Gold

"Like They Say in L.A." is a song recorded by East L.A. Car Pool in 1975. The song was issued as a non-album single.

It became the group's only hit during the summer of the year, reaching #72 in the United States. The song was a much bigger Easy Listening hit, reaching #10.[1] On the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart, the song reached #28.[2]

The song was subsequently re-recorded by the group, and that version of "Like They Say in L.A." has been published to YouTube.

Chart history

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Chart (1975) Peak
position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[2] 28
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 72
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[4] 10
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 84

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 78.
  2. ^ a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1975-09-27. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 78.
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