Hitchin' a Ride (Vanity Fare song)
- Hitchin' a Ride (Vanity Fare song)
"Hitchin' a Ride" was a song issued as a single by the UK based band, Vanity Fare.It was written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander.Released in late 1969, it reached #16 on the UK Singles Chart, but was a bigger hit in the United States, reaching #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1970.[cite book]
first= David
last= Roberts
year= 2006
title= British Hit Singles & Albums
edition= 19th
publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
location= London
pages= p. 582
id= ISBN 1-904994-10-5] It sold a million copies in the United States alone.References
External links
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0pfwxqe5ldte~T1 Vanity Fare biography] at Allmusic website
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