Baby Jump
1971 single by Mungo Jerry
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"Baby Jump" is a popular song, released as a single in 1971 by Mungo Jerry.
| "Baby Jump" | ||||
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| Single by Mungo Jerry | ||||
| from the album Electronically Tested | ||||
| B-side | "The Man Behind the Piano"/"Live from Hollywood" (Maggie, Midnight Special, Mighty Man) | |||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock and roll | |||
| Length | 4:10 | |||
| Label | Dawn Records (UK) Janus Records (US) | |||
| Songwriter | Ray Dorset | |||
| Producer | Barry Murray | |||
| Mungo Jerry singles chronology | ||||
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Written by the group's lead vocalist and guitarist Ray Dorset and produced by Barry Murray, it was the band's second No. 1 single, reaching the top of the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in March 1971.[1] The song originally entered at No. 32 before dropping out of the chart due to lack of sales data owing to a national postal strike, but re-entered two weeks later at No. 14. The song also reached No. 5 in the Irish Singles Chart.
Like the group's debut single, "In the Summertime", the British release was a maxi-single playing at 33 rpm. The second track on the A-side was a Paul King composition, "The Man Behind the Piano". The B-side, which had a playing time of 9 minutes 50 seconds, included live recordings from their Hollywood Festival appearance of "Maggie" (excerpt), "Midnight Special", and "Mighty Man".
