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Sitting in the Park (song)

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In 1980, Bobby Thurston recorded a cover that featured as the ‘B’ side of the single "Check Out The Groove", this version also featuring on his album
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peaked at number nine on the soul chart with their version and number 101 on the pop chart.
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sampled the song in the introduction to her song "Cake", from her album
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released a version of the song as a single, but it did not chart.
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went to number twelve on UK charts with his version of the song.
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sampled the song on his song of the same title, from his album
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released a version of the song as a single in the UK.
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released a version of the song as a single in the UK.
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Index

Single
Billy Stewart
B-side
Genre
Soul
Label
Chess
Songwriter(s)
Billy Stewart
Billy Stewart
I Do Love You
Billy Stewart
soul chart
Billboard Hot 100
Georgie Fame
Owen Gray and Maximum Breed
UK
Keith Hampshire
Germany
Slim Smith
Mike Patto
Winston Francis
Dr Alimantado
Jamaica
GQ
Bobby McClure
Flo & Eddie
Rock Steady with Flo & Eddie
Steve Beresford
John Zorn

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