["MONTEGO BAY"{5}] Written by: Bobby Bloom & Jeff Barry Produced by: Jeff Barry Performed by: Bobby Bloom{6}{7} First released{8}: Single: 1970 Album: 1970

{1}BOAC stands for British Overseas Airways Corporation, referring to the plane taking the singer to Jamaica.

{2}MG is a British sports car brand founded in 1924. It is best known for two-seat open sports cars, but also produces coupés. More recently, the brand has also made sportier versions of other models belonging to the Morris Garages, the parent company. Morris Garages comes from a dealer of Morris cars in Oxford, England which began producing its own customized versions to the designs of the MG company. The company and the brand name have changed hands many times over the years.

{3}A lilo is a type of inflatable air mattress.

{4}These lines are from the song, "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning," written by Oscar Hammerstein for the 1943 musical, Oklahoma.

{5}"Montego Bay" was a hit for Bloom in September 1970, in both the UK Singles Chart, and in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, record chart, where it reached #8.

{6}Bloom is known best for being a one-hit Wonder with "Montego Bay." However, he also played a role as a songwriter and entrepreneur connected to the Kama Sutra/Buddah group of labels. He did engineering work for a number of artists, and he formed a producing/songwriting partnership with Jeff Barry that included working on a late Monkees album. All of his solo recordings employed the successful formula of pop, calypso, and rock. Toward the end of his life, Bloom suffered from depression. Unfortunately, was killed on February 28, 1974, at the age of 28 after charging into a room in a fight over a girl and was accidentally shot in a scuffle with a man who was never identified.

{7}Covered by: 1. The Allniters, 2. Amazulu, 3. The Bar-Kays, 4. Les Fradkin 5. Freddie Notes & the Rudies, 6. Don Gibson, 7. Bertie Higgins, 8. The Hit Crew, 9. The Inner Circle, 10. Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers, 11. Ronnie Jones, 12. Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, 13. Jon Stevens, 14. Sugar Cane, et al.

{8}Appears on:{*}

Single(s): (1)Bobby Bloom: A-side: "Montego Bay" B-side: "Try a Little Harder" 1. MGM, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm, #157, US-1970. 2. Polydor, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm, #2001-089, Germany-1970.

Album(s): (1)Bobby Bloom: Montego Bay: 1. L&R Records, 11-Track, Stereo LP, #LR-1035, US-1970. 2. Polydor, 11-Track, Stereo LP, #23100058, UK-1970.

(2)The Best of Bobby Bloom: 1. Crystal Ball, 32-Track, 2 CD Set, #CB-1035, US-2008{9}. et al.

{*}This list is not intended to be the complete discography on which this song appears.

{9}Transcribed from the track on this album.