"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 and No. 8 on the U.S. pop chart in 1963.[1] It was featured on his 1963 album The Monkey Time,[2] was arranged by Johnny Pate and produced by Carl Davis.[3]
| "The Monkey Time" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 track ranked No. 49 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1963.[4][5]
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.[6] It was featured on their album Outside Inside.
Other versions edit
- The Miracles - on their 1963 album The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey.[7]
- Georgie Fame - on his 1964 album Fame at Last.[8]
- Gene Barge - on his 1965 album Dance with Daddy "G".[9]
- 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.[10]
- Laura Nyro and Labelle - as a medley with "Dancing in the Street", on their 1971 album Gonna Take a Miracle.[11]
- Al Kooper - on his 1972 album A Possible Projection of the Future / Childhood's End.[12] Kooper also released it as a single the same year, but it did not chart.
- Johnny Rivers - on his 1977 album Outside Help.[13]
- Jimmy Burns - on his 1999 album Night Time Again.[14]
- The Action - on their 2004 compilation album Uptight and Outasight.[15]
- The Velvelettes - on their 2004 compilation album The Velvelettes: The Motown Anthology.[16]
References edit
- ^ "Major Lance, "The Monkey Time" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "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.
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