Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)

"Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)"
Single by Johnny Wakelin
from the album Black Superman
B-side"In Mazatlan"
ReleasedNovember 15, 1974 (UK); June 28, 1975 (US)
Recorded1974
GenreReggae
Length3:32
LabelPye
Songwriter(s)Johnny Wakelin
Producer(s)Robin Blanchflower
Johnny Wakelin singles chronology
"Hungarian Superman (Joe Bugner)"
(1972) 		"Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)"
(1974) 		"Tennessee Hero (Elvis)"
(1975)

"Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)" is a song by English songwriter Johnny Wakelin from his album of the same name. The song reached #7 on the UK Singles Chart and #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975.

"Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)" is a reggae version of Wakelind's song "Hungarian Superman (Joe Bugner)" (an homage to the Hungarian-born British-Australian boxer by that name) with the lyrics modified to pay tribute to boxer Muhammad Ali.[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1974–75) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 7
Canada RPM Top Singles[3] 1
UK Singles Chart 7
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 21

Year-end charts

Chart (1975) Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 16

References

  1. ^ Gallagher, John; Valmore, James (February 2015). Black Ice: The Val James Story. ISBN 9781770906570.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 332. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Johnny Wakelin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. 29 December 1975. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.