Holy Cow (song)

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"Holy Cow"
Single by Lee Dorsey
from the album Working in the Coal Mine - Holy Cow
B-side "Operation Heartache"
ReleasedOctober 1966 (1966-10)
Genre Soul
Length2:35
Label Amy
Songwriter(s) Allen Toussaint
Producer(s) Allen Toussaint, Marshall Sehorn
Lee Dorsey singles chronology
"Working in the Coal Mine"
(1966)
"Holy Cow"
(1966)
"Rain Rain Go Away"
(1967)

"Holy Cow" is a song written by Allen Toussaint and performed by Lee Dorsey. It reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart, #10 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #23 on the U.S. pop chart in 1966. [1] It was featured on his 1966 album Working in the Coal Mine - Holy Cow. [2]

The song was arranged Allen Toussaint and produced by Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn. [3]

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