Tokoloshe Man
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| "Tokoloshe Man" | ||||
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| Single by John Kongos | ||||
| from the album Kongos | ||||
| B-side | "Can Someone Please Direct Me Back to Earth" | |||
| Released | 5 November 1971 | |||
| Genre | Glam rock | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Fly | |||
| Songwriter | John Kongos | |||
| Producer | Gus Dudgeon | |||
| John Kongos singles chronology | ||||
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"Tokoloshe Man" is a 1971 UK hit single by John Kongos, released on Fly Records and featured on his seond studio album Kongos.[1] It stayed in the UK Singles Chart top 10 for five weeks, peaking at number 4.[2][3] Kongos' previous single release was "He's Gonna Step on You Again", another number 4 UK chart hit.[3]
"Tokoloshe Man" was covered by the Happy Mondays. It featured on the 1990 Elektra compilation album, Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary.[4]
