Soft Rock Music
The song was written by songwriter and composer David Nichtern in 1973. Maria Muldaur was then pursuing a solo career after being with the Even Dozen and Jim Kweskin jug band with her then-husband Geoff Muldaur. She released the song on her 1973 album Maria Muldaur as well as a single in 1974, backed with “Any Old Time.” It charted at #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #2 in Canada, #10 in Australia and #21 in the U.K.
Nichtern, who in addition to his many musical credits, wrote the song before he began working with Maria. He says, “the details are a little bit intimate, but let’s just say there was a girl, a waterbed, feta cheese and grape leaves, and Martin 00-18 nearby.” The seductive qualities of the song, no doubt, added to its success.
Maria Muldaur was born Maria Grazie Rosa Domenica D’Amto in the Greenwich Village part of New York City. She has been on the music scene for many decades as a folk and blues singer. Her daughter Jenni Muldaur is also a singer and songwriter. Maria Muldaur continues to tour and perform.
