Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)

"Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)"
Single by The Coasters
from the album Coast Along with the Coasters
A-side	"Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)
B-side	"Keep on Rolling"
Released	14 Apr 1961
Recorded	1961
Genre	Rock Rhythm and Blues
Length	2:51
Label	Atco 6192
Songwriter	Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
The Coasters singles chronology
"Wait a Minute" (1/1961) "Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)" (1961) "Girls Girls Girls" (7/1961)

"Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)" is a 1961 rock song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and was recorded by the Coasters for their 1962 album, Coast Along with the Coasters . ^[1] The song reached #16 on the R&B chart and #23 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. ^[2] The subject of the song is depicted as a burlesque dancer or exotic dancer, "wearing nothing but a button and a bow."

Cover versions

• Elvis Presley in the film and on the 1964 soundtrack album Roustabout ^[3] and the 1968 NBC Comeback Special
• The Downliners Sect on their 1964 album, The Sect ^[4]
• Cher
• Nathan Cavaleri, with Chris Bailey on his 1992 single release
• Mickey Gilley, 1966
• Ray Stevens, 1969
• Kaleidoscope on their 1976 album When Scopes Collide ^[5]
• Featured in Smokey Joe's Cafe (revue), a jukebox musical featuring the works of Leiber & Stoller

References

1. The Coasters, Coast Along with the Coasters Retrieved February 24, 2012.
2. The Coasters charting singles Retrieved February 24, 2012
3. Elvis Presley, Roustabout Retrieved February 25, 2012
4. The Downliners Sect, The Sect Retrieved February 25, 2012
5. "Kaleidoscope - when Scopes Collide Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic .