Official Information on the Single San Francisco : Title: San Francisco ( Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair). Written by: John Phillips. Performed by: Scott Mc Kenzie. Published by: MCA Music Publishing, a Division of MCA, Inc Courtesy of Epic Records. Released: June 10, 1967. Billboard chart peak: Number 4. San Francisco ( Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) was recorded in an all night session at the L. A. Sound Factory. John Phillips, who wrote the song, played guitar on the track and also doubled as co-producer with Lou Adler. With the line. For those who go to San Francisco, summertime will be a love-in there, it was to serve as the ultimate advertisement for the upcoming Monterey Pop Festival. The song was being played by coastal radio stations within days of its recording, with station KRLA playing the song six straight times when it first arrived. When the song was officially released in May of 1967 it was an instant hit going as high as 4 on the charts. Billboard Review: Top 20 Pop Spotlights ( ) SCOTT MCKENZIE - San Francisco ( Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) ( Prod. John Phillips & Lou Adler) ( Writer: Phillips) ( Trousdale, BMI) Composed by John Phillips who co-produced it with Lou Adler, this sensitive, emotional ballad based upon the West Coast love movement will fast put the Ode label at the top of the Hot 100. Should also prove a starmaker for the former Journeyman singer. Excellent disk for a summer smash. Flip: What’s the Difference ( Hollenbeck, BMI). In answer to who the musicians were that played on San Francisco, this is Scott's response. The bass player was Joe Osborne, a member of The Wrecking Crew, a trio of studio musicians who are, I believe, the only sidemen ever inducted into the R& R Hall of Fame, which invented the sidemen category mainly for them. The other two members were its leader, drummer Hal Blaine, who has since.
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