"Across 110th Street"
Single by Bobby Womack & Peace
from the album Across 110th Street
B-side"Hang On In There"
Released1973
Recorded1972
Length3:45
LabelUnited Artists UA-XW196-W
Songwriter(s)Bobby Womack, J.J. Johnson
Producer(s)Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack & Peace singles chronology
"Harry Hippie"
(1972) 		"Across 110th Street"
(1973) 		"Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out"
(1973)

"Across 110th Street" is a single by Bobby Womack, from the soundtrack and film of the same name that starred Anthony Quinn and Yaphet Kotto.

Background

Bobby Womack at Roskilde Festival 2010

The single was released in February 1973 on the United Artists label. Credited to Bobby Womack and Peace, who had a hit previously with "Harry Hippie",[1][2] it was composed by B. Womack and J. J. Johnson. Its B-side was "Hang On In There", composed by B. Womack.[3] The March 31 issue of Billboard reported that it was his fourth hit in a year.[4] For the week ending May 5, 1973 with the single in its sixth week in the charts, the Billboard best selling soul singles chart showed the single was at position 24 with the previous week's position being 19. Meanwhile, the chart showed the album in its 14th week, maintaining its position at 15.[5]

Personnel

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Chart performance

Chart (1973) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 56
US Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles 19

Single releases

Other versions

Popular culture

References

  1. ^ 45Cat Record Details, Catalogue: UA-XW196-W
  2. ^ Billboard March 3, 1973 Page 107 Billboard Hot 100 For Week ending February 17, 1973
  3. ^ 45Cat Record Details, Catalogue: UA-XW196-W
  4. ^ Billboard March 31, 1973 Page 77 Across 110th Street
  5. ^ Billboard May 5, 1973 Page 31 Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles & LP's, Singles
  6. ^ "ACROSS 110TH STREET". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  7. ^ "ACROSS 110TH STREET". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  8. ^ "British single certifications – Bobby Womack – Across 110th Street". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 924.
  10. ^ Standard Catalog of American Records By Dave Thompson Page 1406 Womack, Bobby, Singles, UNITED ARTISTS
  11. ^ Discogs Bobby Womack – Across 110th Street / Hang On In There
  12. ^ Discogs Calvin Richardson – Facts Of Life The Soul Of Bobby Womack
  13. ^ Discogs Ania Dąbrowska – Ania Movie
  14. ^ Haynes, Gavin (October 1, 2015). "Soundtrack of my life". NME: 48.
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