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Chick A Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)

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Released
  
February 1971

Length
  
2:40

Genre
  
Pop rock

Label
  
Sunflower

B-side
  
"John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith"

Writer(s)
  
Janice Lee Gwin, Linda Martin

"Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)" is a song written by Janice Lee Gwin and Linda Martin and performed by Daddy Dewdrop. The song was featured on his 1971 album, Daddy Dewdrop.

"Chick-A-Boom" reached number nine on the U.S. Billboard pop chart in 1971. It also reached number five on the Cash Box Top 100.

The song was produced by Dick Monda and Don Sciarrotta.

The lyrics in the verses are spoken, rather than sung.

The song makes a reference to the Little Richard song "Tutti Frutti" ("Bomp boom a loo bom a long bam boo".)

The single ranked #34 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971.

Other versions

  • 53rd & 3rd featuring The Sound Of Shag released a version of the song in the United Kingdom in 1975 that reached #36 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • Ted Knight released a version of the song on his 1975 comedy album, Hi Guys.

    • References

    Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) Wikipedia
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