The Rockford Files (song)

"The Rockford Files"
Single by Mike Post
B-side "Dixie Lullabye"
Released May 1975
Format 7" single
Genre Pop
Label MGM Records
Songwriter(s) Mike Post, Pete Carpenter
Mike Post singles chronology
"The Rockford Files"
(1975)		 "Manhattan Spiritual"
(1975)

- "The Rockford Files"
(1974)		 "Manhattan Spiritual"
(1975)

"The Rockford Files" is a 1975 instrumental by Mike Post and co-composer Pete Carpenter. The song is the theme from the TV series The Rockford Files starring James Garner. It appears at the opening and ending of each episode with different arrangements. Throughout the show's tenure, the theme song went through numerous evolutions, with later versions containing a distinct electric guitar-based bridge section.

The song spent four months on the charts and in August of 1975 became a Top 10 hit in the U.S. (#10, for two weeks)[1] and in Canada (#8). It was also an Adult Contemporary hit, reaching #8 on the AC charts of both nations.

"The Rockford Files" won a 1975 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement.[2][3][4]

The B-side track (or "flip-side") entitled "Dixie Lullabye" was also composed by Post and Carpenter.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Singles 8
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 10
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 8
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[6] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (1975) Rank
Canada Top Singles [7] 84
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 85

References

  1. ↑ ""The Rockford Files" 1974 45 single on MGM Records". discogs.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ Knight, Judson. Mike Post — at eNotes.com
  3. ↑ Post and Carpenter — Grammy.com
  4. ↑ [http://www.billboard.com/artist/311216/mike+post/chart
  5. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  6. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, August 16, 1975
  7. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  8. ↑ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1975.htm Musicoutfitters.com
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