San Francisco Is a Lonely Town

"San Francisco Is a Lonely Town" is a song written in 1969 by the Nashville songwriter Ben Peters. Two versions of the song charted in 1969 – one by Ben Peters himself (#46 country, Peters' only charting hit), and the single by Joe Simon, which reached #79 on the US pop charts, #29 on the R&B charts.

Review

The novelist and songwriter Alice Randall reviewed Linda Martell's album Color Me Country in 2010, and wrote:

Other versions

Other versions of the song released in 1969 and after, were by:

• Roberta Sherwood (single)
• Mel Carter (single)
• Eddy Arnold on his album The Warmth of Eddy,
• Fred Hughes on his album Baby Boy,
• Charlie Rich on his album The Fabulous Charlie Rich, The Charlie Rich version was remixed by the French group Nouvelle Vague on the 2007 remix album '.
• O. C. Smith on his album O.C. Smith at Home.
• Linda Martell, the African-American country artist, recorded the song on her 1970 album Color Me Country.
• Vikki Carr put the tune on her 1971 album The Ways to Love a Man.
• Glen Campbell recorded it on his 1976 album Bloodline,
• Jimmy "Orion" Ellis on his 1979 album Sunrise.
• Nick Nixon, whose version reached #86 on the country charts in 1979.