| "Alright, Alright, Alright" | ||||
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| Single by Mungo Jerry | ||||
| from the album Long Legged Woman | ||||
| B-side | "Little Miss Hipshake" | |||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 2:47 | |||
| Label | Dawn Records (UK) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Lanzmann and Joe Strange | |||
| Producer(s) | Barry Murray, Ray Dorset | |||
| Mungo Jerry singles chronology | ||||
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"Alright, Alright, Alright" is a popular song and hit single by the British group Mungo Jerry, first released in 1973. [1]
It was written by Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Lanzmann and Joe Strange and produced by Barry Murray and Mungo Jerry's lead vocalist Ray Dorset. [2] Adapted from Dutronc's French original "Et moi, et moi, et moi", [3] the song entered the UK Singles Chart in July 1973 and reached No. 3 staying for twelve weeks on the chart. [4] [5] The song peaked at number 26 in Australia [6] but just number 94 in Canada. [7]
It was the first Mungo Jerry single to be issued in the UK only as a conventional 45 r.p.m. two-track single without picture sleeve. Their first six had all been maxi-singles with picture sleeves, playing at 33 r.p.m. and containing three or four tracks in total, although in some cases, limited editions of two-track 45 r.p.m. pressings had been made available for jukeboxes. [8]
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This article is the discography of British rock band Mungo Jerry.
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