 | WKRP in CincinnatiSteve Carlisle |
Writer(s): Tom Wells, Hugh Wilson (see lyrics here) First Charted: November 21, 1981 Peak: 65 US, 66 CB, 83 HR, 29 AC, 3 DF (Click for codes to singles charts.) Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 2.88 video, -- streaming |
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About the Song:WKRP in Cincinnati was an American sitcom which aired on CBS for four seasons from 1978 to 1982. It focused on a fictional radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the staff’s adventures in trying to revive its fortunes. The creator, Hugh Wilson, based the show on his experience working in advertising and sales at a top 40 radio station in Atlanta. The show was hailed for its realistic portrayal of “eccentric DJs [and] a clueless general manager.” SF Wilson wrote the lyrics for the theme song while Tom Wells composed the music. Jim Ellis added orchestrations and Steve Carlisle, a singer based out of Akron, Ohio, sang it. The song is a story about “the transient life of a radio professional, moving from market to market in search of a better gig, unable to settle down.” SF In the context of the show, it applied to Andy, who arrives at the station in the pilot as the station’s new program director. A full-length version of the song, which ran just shy of three minutes, was released as a single in 1981. Carlisle also recorded multiple versions of the song, replacing the call letters and city in the line of the chorus. These were then sent to the various radio stations, many of which used them, which gave the song a good marketing push. Unfortunately, the song was also released at about the time the network announced it was cancelling the show. The song was produced by the Akron-raised duo of Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia who had a top-10 hit in 1982 with the novelty song “Pac-Man Fever,” which celebrated the classic video game. Resources:
First posted 9/3/2022. |
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