Mott the Hoople released “All the Way from Memphis” in 1973. The song rose all the way to No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart, but it did not make it onto the Billboard Hot 100. However, it did get airplay on rock stations in the US. Plus, the album that the song was released on reached the No. 35 spot on the Billboard 200.
Mott the Hoople nearly broke up, but they were encouraged to stay together by David Bowie. He wrote one of their other popular songs, “All the Young Dudes,” which was their first big hit. Bowie also produced their album of the same name.
When asked why their music was more popular in the UK than in the US in an interview with Musoscribe, Morgan Fisher said, “It’s happened to other bands too. I think Status Quo never got anywhere in the States. There are a lot of anglophiles in the States, people who just love British rock. So, with our careers, eventually we were about to crack it big.”
He continued, “We made the transition from playing to just anglophiles into playing to bigger audiences who would fill Madison Square Garden. So, we were about to crack it. So it’s kind of hard for me to look at the band and say, ‘Well, what is it about the band that would not have us cracking in the States?’ Because we almost did. And of course, ‘All the Young Dudes’ kicked down that door, I think. Bowie really gave us the keys.”
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When speaking about “All the Way from Memphis,” one fan on YouTube said, “One of the greatest songs from one of the greatest albums from the 70’s. Mott is an essential masterpiece for anybody’s collection.” Another said, “This is what rock n’ roll is to me: theatrical, teary-eyed, over-the-top and larger than life. The fact that Ian Hunter was much older than his contemporaries in rock (being born in 1939), and the fact that he had a much more pragmatic and mature POV about the rock n roll life, knowing it probably wouldn’t last long, makes this very bittersweet.”
Although Bowie stopped the band from breaking up in the ’70s, they eventually did break up in the ’80s after the lead singer, Ian Hunter, left to pursue a solo career. Hunter is now 87 years old. He is still making music to this day. Fisher is also still making music. He is now 76.
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