Super Fly Meets Shaft

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"Super Fly Meets Shaft"
Super Fly Meets Shaft - John & Ernest.jpg
Single by John & Ernest
B-side "Part Two"; also, "Problems"
ReleasedApril 1973
Genre Novelty/R&B
Length2:25
Label Rainy Wednesday
Songwriter(s) Dickie Goodman, Sal Passantino
Producer(s) Dickie Goodman, Sal Passantino
John & Ernest singles chronology
"Super Fly Meets Shaft"
(1973)		"Soul President Number One"
(1973)

"Super Fly Meets Shaft" is a break-in record co-written by Dickie Goodman and recorded by John & Ernest. It consists of lines from popular R&B/soul songs of the day, which tell a story about the main characters from the films Super Fly (1972) and Shaft (1971).

Contents

"Super Fly Meets Shaft" became an American hit in the spring of 1973, reaching #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. [1]

Background

Among the songs sampled in the record is Billy Paul's "Me and Mrs. Jones", with three excerpts. Others include:

Chart history

Chart (1973)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [2] 31
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [3] 43
U.S. Record World 38

References

  1. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  2. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  3. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 26, 1973
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