"Shakedown Cruise" is a song written and recorded by Jay Ferguson, from his album Real Life Ain't This Way.

"Shakedown Cruise"
Single by Jay Ferguson
from the album Real Life Ain't This Way
B-side"City of Angels"
ReleasedMay 1979
GenrePop rock
LabelAsylum Records
Songwriter(s)Jay Ferguson
Producer(s)Jay Ferguson, Ed Mashal
Jay Ferguson singles chronology
"Losing Control"
(1978)
"Shakedown Cruise"
(1979)
"Paying Time"
(1979)

Track listing

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U.S. 7" single
A. "Shakedown Cruise" - 3:10
B. "City of Angels" - 3:44

Chart performance

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Released as a single in 1979, the song reached No. 31 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] and No. 27 on Cash Box.[2] It was his second and final song to hit the Billboard charts after "Thunder Island" peaked at No. 9. In Canada, "Shakedown Cruise" peaked at No. 48.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Jay Ferguson - Chart history | Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  2. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 30, 1979
  3. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1979-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
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