WKRP in Cincinnati theme

Album: WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
Charted: 65
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  • You still see the occasional WKRP bumper sticker, often well outside of Cincinnati.

Comments: 10

  • Robmondo from Henderson NvI was late teen, early 20 back then!, loved the music and entire show! Still watching reruns today…….
  • Jeffrey from JjotsIs this song available on a 45 rpm record?
  • Rick Poynter from Roseville CaThis show was very good and contained many songs which were really good.
  • Roger from Portland, OrSteve Carlisle later worked for Microsoft where he managed the Interactive Media Production group in the early 90's and Microsoft TV Studios until around the early 2000's. Occasionally, he would sing this song at team events. It was still a hit. :-)
  • Rhonda Oldfield-hunter from North Carolina I have always loved the song and wondered who sang it. Now I know! Thank you!
  • Gabby from IlThis would be a great song to listen too while riding my motorcycle. Is there any place I could get it?
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn September 18th 1978, the 30 minute sitcom 'WKRP in Cincinnati' debut on the CBS-TV network...
    The series ran for four seasons with a grand total of 88 original episodes...
    Three years later on November 15th, 1981 the show's theme song, by Steve Carlisle, entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at #87, and on January 3rd, 1982 it peaked at #65 {for 2 weeks} and spent 10 weeks on the Top 100.
  • Brent from Denair, Ca"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." The Big Guy
    What a classic series!
  • Michael from Akron, OhHey DeeTheWriter, you forgot one...."The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati" by Rose & The Arrangement
  • Deethewriter from Saint Petersburg, Russia FederationMore Songs About Cincinnati, Ohio:

    WKRP in Cincinnati Theme by Richard Cheese
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    Cincinnati Jail by Lonnie Mack
    Cincinnati by Drew Kennedy
    Cincinnati by The New Seekers
    I Went To Cincinnati by Joe Wise
    Cincinnati by Jimmy Dore
    Cincinnati Dancing Pig by Vic Damone
    Cincinnati, Ohio by Connie Smith
    The Cincinnati Kid by Lalo Schifrin
    Red and Black - Cincinnati Bearcats by The University of Cincinnati Bearcat Band
    Weather in Cincinnati by Katt Williams
    Shopping in Cincinnati by Katt Williams
    Cincinnati Alma Mater by The University of Cincinnati Bearcat Band
    Cincinnati Give a Cheer by The University of Cincinnati Bearcat Band
    Cincinnati by Chris Bono
    Hard Times in Cincinnati by Jake Speed & The Freddies
    Cincinnati Lou by Merle Travis
    Cincinnati Stomp by Big Joe Duskin
    Oh, Cincinnati by The Seedy Seeds
    Cincinnati Daddy by The Jungle Band
    Cincinnati Revisited by Joe Wise
    South of Cincinnati by Tommy Webb
    Cincinnati Bengals Theme 2009 by Young Ex
    Cincinnati by The Distillers
    Cincinnati Growl by Roy Ayers Ubiquity
    Susie Cincinnati by The Beach Boys
    Cincinnati by Noah Collins
    Cincinnati Rag by Jerry Douglas
    Cincinnati Hat by Donte Griffin
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