"The Monkey Time" | ||||
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Single by Major Lance | ||||
from the album The Monkey Time | ||||
B-side | "Mama Didn't Know" | |||
Released | June 7, 1963 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 2:46 | |||
Label | Okeh | |||
Songwriter(s) | Curtis Mayfield | |||
Producer(s) | Carl Davis | |||
Major Lance singles chronology | ||||
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"The Monkey Time" is a song written by Curtis Mayfield and performed by Major Lance. It reached No. 2 on the U.S. R&B chart, No. 8 on the U.S. pop chart, and No. 32 in Canada in 1963.[1][2] It was featured on his 1963 album The Monkey Time,[3] was arranged by Johnny Pate and produced by Carl Davis.[4]
The track ranked No. 49 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1963.[5][6]
Other charting versions
[edit]- The Tubes released their take on the song as a single in 1983 which reached No. 16 on the U.S. rock chart and No. 68 on U.S. pop chart.[7] It was featured on their album Outside Inside.
Other versions
[edit]- The Miracles - on their 1963 album The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey.[8]
- Georgie Fame - on his 1964 album Fame at Last.[9]
- Gene Barge - on his 1965 album Dance with Daddy "G".[10]
- Archie Bell & the Drells, - on their 1968 album I Can't Stop Dancing.
- The Mad Lads released a version, entitled "Monkey Time '69" on their 1969 album The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Lads.[11]
- Laura Nyro and Labelle - as a medley with "Dancing in the Street", on their 1971 album Gonna Take a Miracle.[12]
- Al Kooper - on his 1972 album A Possible Projection of the Future / Childhood's End.[13] Kooper also released it as a single the same year, but it did not chart.
- Johnny Rivers - on his 1977 album Outside Help.[14]
- Jimmy Burns - on his 1999 album Night Time Again.[15]
- The Action - on their 2004 compilation album Uptight and Outasight.[16]
- The Velvelettes - on their 2004 compilation album The Velvelettes: The Motown Anthology.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Major Lance, "The Monkey Time" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - September 9, 1963".
- ^ "Major Lance, The Monkey Time". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Major Lance, "The Monkey Time" Single Release". Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Top Records of 1963", Billboard, Section II, December 28, 1963. p. 30. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ Kowal, Barry. Billboard Magazine's (USA) Top 100 Single Recordings of 1963, Hits of All Decades. August 27, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "The Tubes, "The Monkey Time" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "The Miracles, The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey". Discogs. 11 November 1963. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Georgie Fame, Fame at Last". Discogs. 1964. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Gene Barge, Dance with Daddy "G"". Discogs. 1965. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "The Mad Lads, The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Lads". Discogs. 1969. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Laura Nyro and Labelle, Gonna Take a Miracle". Discogs. 17 November 1971. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Al Kooper, A Possible Projection of the Future / Childhood's End". Discogs. 1972. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Johnny Rivers, Outside Help". Discogs. 1977. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Jimmy Burns, Night Time Again". Discogs. 1999. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "The Action, Uptight and Outasight". Discogs. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "The Velvelettes, The Velvelettes: The Motown Anthology". Discogs. 31 October 2004. Retrieved March 10, 2019.