Mungo Jerry (album)

Mungo Jerry
Studio album by
Mungo Jerry
ReleasedDecember 1969 (UK)
July 1970 (US)
Recorded1969
GenreFolk blues[1]
Length41:15
LabelJanus Records
ProducerBarry Murray
Mungo Jerry chronology
Mungo Jerry
(1969) 		Electronically Tested
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]

Mungo Jerry is the debut album by Mungo Jerry, released in 1970. The initial British release featured lettering on the front of the sleeve and a group photo inside which appeared to be three-dimensional when viewed through a pair of 3D red and green lenses included in the packaging. It reached No. 14 in the British charts that summer. Some foreign versions include the track "In the Summertime".

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Baby Let's Play House" (Arthur Gunter) – 2:32
  2. "Johnny B. Badde" (Dorset) – 3:00
  3. "San Francisco Bay Blues" (Jesse Fuller) – 3:38
  4. "Sad Eye Joe" (King) – 2:50
  5. "Maggie" (Dorset) – 4:10
  6. "Peace in the Country" (Dorset) – 3:05

Side 2

  1. "See Me" (Dorset) – 3:37
  2. "Movin' On" (King) – 4:14
  3. "My Friend" (Dorset) - 2:36
  4. "Mother *!*!*! Boogie" (Earl, Cole, King, Dorset) - 2:48
  5. "Tramp" (King) - 5:05
  6. "Daddies Brew" (Earl) – 3:40
Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Mighty Man" (Non-album single, 1970)Ray Dorset4:53
14."Dust Pneumonia Blues" (Non-album single, 1970)Arthur Gunter5:51
15."Santo Antonio Santo Francisco" (Italy-only single, 1971)Conti/Pallavicini2:57
16."Live From Hollywood: Maggie/Midnight Special/Mighty Man" (Non-album single, 1970)Ray Dorset9:44

Charts

Chart (1970/71) Peak
position
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 16
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 19
Canada (RPM (magazine))[4] 59

Personnel

Band

  • Ray Dorset – lead vocals, lead and 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars, kazoo, stomp, tambourine
  • Paul King – vocals, 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars, banjo, jug
  • Colin Earl – piano
  • Mike Cole – bass

Technical

  • Bob Scerbo - production coordinator
  • Dorothy Schwartz - coordinator
  • The Graffiteria - album design

References

  1. ^ a b Thompson, Dave. Mungo Jerry at AllMusic. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 8 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 179. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - October 24, 1970" (PDF).