"Love Town" is a solo

Solo (music)

In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...

 single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 released by the former Sweet Thunder and Impact member, Booker Newberry III

Booker Newberry III

Booker Newberry III is a singer and keyboardist, who was a member of the mid 1970s soul groups Sweet Thunder , and Impact, before pursuing a solo career.-Career:...

 in 1983. It was taken from the same-titled album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 released later that year.

While the single and album had limited success in his home country of the U.S.

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, Newberry's single was popular enough across the Atlantic

Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

 to reach #6 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

, his only significant chart

Record chart

A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....

 hit

Hit record

A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...

 in either country. It remains his signature song

Signature song

A signature song is the one song that a popular and well-established singer or band is most closely identified with or best known for, even if they have had success with a variety of songs...

.

External links

• [ Booker Newberry III biography at Allmusic]