Jamaica (song)

"Jamaica"
Single by Bachman–Turner Overdrive
from the album Rock n' Roll Nights
Released	1979
Recorded	1978
Genre	Rock
Length	4:08
Label	Mercury
Writer(s)	Jim Vallance

"Jamaica" is a song by Canadian rock group Bachman–Turner Overdrive that appears on the 1979 album Rock n' Roll Nights.^[1] It features Jim Clench on lead vocals. It was written by well-known songwriter Jim Vallance.^[2] It was released as a single but did not chart. The song, along with "Heartaches," was played live on American Bandstand in February 1979 to support the Rock n' Roll Nights album release.

Using different lyrics, Rick Springfield remade the song under the title "Kristina" on his 1982 album Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet.^[3]

References

↑ "Rock n' Roll Nights - Bachman-Turner Overdrive". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
↑ "BTO - Jamaica".
↑ "Rick Springfield - Kristina".

Bachman–Turner Overdrive

Billy Chapman Blair Thornton Brent Howard Fred Turner David Reimer Garry Peterson Jim Clench John Cody Marc LaFrance Mick Dalla-Vee Randy Bachman Randy Murray Robbie Bachman Tim Bachman Vince Ditrich

Studio albums	Bachman–Turner Overdrive (1973) Bachman–Turner Overdrive II (1973) Not Fragile (1974) Four Wheel Drive (1975) Head On (1975) Freeways (1977) Street Action (1978) Rock n' Roll Nights (1979) Bachman–Turner Overdrive (1984) Trial by Fire: Greatest and Latest (1996)

Live albums	BTO Live – Japan Tour (1977) Live Live Live (1986) Best of Bachman–Turner Overdrive Live (1994) Motorcity Detroit USA Live (1997) King Biscuit Flower Hour: Bachman–Turner Overdrive (1998)

Compilation albums	Best of BTO (So Far) (1976) You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (album) (1983) BTO's Greatest (1986) The Anthology (1993) Takin' Care of Business (1998) Best of B.T.O. (Remastered Hits) (1998) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bachman–Turner Overdrive (2000) The Very Best of Bachman–Turner Overdrive (2001) Bachman–Turner Overdrive Gold (2005)

Singles	"Blue Collar" (1973) "Let It Ride" (1974) "Takin' Care of Business" (1974) "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" (1974) "Roll On Down the Highway" (1975) "Hey You" (1975) "Gimme Your Money Please" (1976) "Take It Like a Man" (1976) "Lookin' Out for Number 1" (1976) "Down to the Line" (1976) "My Wheels Won't Turn" (1977) "Shotgun Rider" (1977) "Down the Road" (1978) "Jamaica" (1979) "Heartaches" (1979) "Service with a Smile" (1984) "For the Weekend" (1984) "The House of the Rising Sun" (1996)

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