Poor Side of Town

"Poor Side of Town"
Single by Johnny Rivers
from the album Changes
B-side"A Man Can Cry"
ReleasedAugust 1966
Genre
Length
  • 3:48 (album version)
  • 3:03 (single version)
LabelImperial
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Lou Adler
Johnny Rivers singles chronology
"(I Washed My Hands in) Muddy Water"
(1966)
"Poor Side of Town"
(1966)
"Baby I Need Your Loving"
(1967)

"Poor Side of Town" is a song by Johnny Rivers that reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the RPM Canadian Chart in November 1966. The song marked a turning point in Rivers' career that saw him move away from his earlier rock and roll style toward pop ballads.