Motorcycle Mama

This article is about the Sailcat song. For the Neil Young song, see Comes a Time.

"Motorcycle Mama"
Single by Sailcat
from the album Motorcycle Mama
B-side	"Rainbow Road"
Released	April 1972 (1972-04)
Genre	Country rock
Length	2:07
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	John Wyker
Producer(s)	Pete Carr
Sailcat singles chronology
"Motorcycle Mama" (1972) "Baby Ruth" (1972)

"Motorcycle Mama" is a song written by John Wyker and performed by Sailcat. It reached #12 on both the U.S. pop chart and the U.S. adult contemporary chart in 1972[1] and was featured on their 1972 album Motorcycle Mama.[2]

Produced by Pete Carr,[3] the song ranked #89 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1972.[4]

Charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5]	64
Canada (RPM)[6]	14
United States (Billboard Hot 100)	12

Other versions

• The Sugarcubes, on the 1990 compilation album Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary.

References

1. "Sailcat, "Motorcycle Mama" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 31, 2019.
2. "Sailcat, Motorcycle Mama". Discogs. May 1972. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
3. "Sailcat, "Motorcycle Mama" Single Release". Retrieved March 31, 2019.
4. "Billboard Top 100 - 1972". Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 263. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
6. "RPM Top 100 Singles - August 26, 1972" (PDF).