| "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" | ||||
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| Single by Jessie Hill | ||||
| B-side | "Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Part II" | |||
| Released | February 1960 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 2:20 | |||
| Label | Minit | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jessie Hill | |||
| Producer(s) | Allen Toussaint | |||
| Jessie Hill singles chronology | ||||
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"Ooh Poo Pah Doo" is a song written and performed by Jessie Hill. It was arranged and produced by Allen Toussaint. The single reached No. 3 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 28 on the Hot 100 in 1960. [1]
| "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" | ||||
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 1972 Spanish single | ||||
| Single by Ike & Tina Turner | ||||
| from the album Workin' Together | ||||
| B-side | "I Wanna Jump" | |||
| Released | May 1971 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jessie Hill | |||
| Producer(s) | Ike Turner | |||
| Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology | ||||
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Ike & Tina Turner recorded a live version of the song which was released as "Ooh Poop A Doo" by Warner Bros. in 1964. It was included on their 1967 album The Ike & Tina Turner Show – Vol. 2. They recorded a studio version of "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" for their 1970 album Workin' Together . It was released as a single in May 1971 following their hit single "Proud Mary". [2] The single reached No. 31 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 60 on the Hot 100 chart. [3] It peaked at No. 37 on the Cash Box Top 100 and No. 22 on Cash Box's R&B chart.
Billboard (May 8, 1971): "The dynamic duo add a new touch to the old favorite–new lyric and performance, loaded with Hot 100 and soul chart potency. Wild vocal workout." [2]
Cash Box (May 8, 1971): "One of the regulars in LP's by blues and some top forty acts, 'Ooh Poo Pah Doo' is turned into a powerful sales single by the 'Proud Mary' duo. Riding a new peak in their career, Ike & Tina should have no problems seeing this one break R&B and T-40." [4]
| Chart (1960) [1] | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 | 28 |
| US Billboard R&B | 3 |
| Chart (1971) [3] | Peak position |
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| Canada (RPM) | 67 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [3] | 60 |
| US Billboard R&B [3] | 31 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 [28] | 37 |
| US Cash Box R&B [28] | 22 |
| US Record World Singles [29] | 40 |
| US Record World R&B [30] | 26 |
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