Jam Up and Jelly Tight

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"Jam Up and Jelly Tight"
Single by Tommy Roe
from the album 12 in a Roe: A Collection of Tommy Roe's Greatest Hits
B-side "Moontalk"
Released November 1969
Genre Bubblegum pop [1]
Length2:23
Label ABC Records 11247
Songwriter(s) Tommy Roe, Freddy Weller
Producer(s) Steve Barri
Tommy Roe singles chronology
"Jack and Jill"
(1969)
"Jam Up and Jelly Tight"
(1970)
"Stir It Up and Serve It"
(1970)

"Jam Up and Jelly Tight" is a song written by Tommy Roe and Freddy Weller and performed by Roe. [2] The song was produced by Steve Barri and arranged by Mike Henderson. [3]

Contents

Chart performance

It reached number 5 in both Canada [4] and Australia [5] and also number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 [6] in 1970. It was featured on his 1970 album, 12 in a Roe: A Collection of Tommy Roe's Greatest Hits. [7]

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References

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