| "Swing Your Daddy" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Jim Gilstrap | |
| B-side | "Swing Your Daddy, Pt. 2" |
| Released | 1975 |
| Label | Roxbury Records RB-2006 |
| Songwriter(s) | Kenny Nolan |
| Producer(s) | Kenny Nolan |
"Swing Your Daddy" was a 1975 single for singer Jim Gilstrap. It became a hit for him that year, charting in various countries around the world.
"Swing Your Daddy" was composed by Kenny Nolan. The song was copyrighted in 1974. [1] The song which was recorded by Jim Gilstrap was backed with "Swing Your Daddy Pt. 2", and released in the US on Roxbury 2006. [2] [3]
The single was one of the Record World Single Picks for the week of 8 February 1975. In the short review, besides mentioning that the composer and producer was Kenny Nolan, the reviewer called the song an early-Impressions type of sound. Taking note of three songs by producer and writer Nolan that were currently charting well, the reviewer also wrote that the single should make it four. [4]
For the week of 15 February 1975, "Swing Your Daddy" debuted at no. 137 in the Record World 101 - 150 Singles Chart. [5] Having reached the position of 104 in the Record World 101 - 150 Singles Chart in the previous week, [6] the single made its debut at no. 88 in the Record World Singles chart for the week of 1 March. [7] It also debuted at no. 62 in the Record World R&B Singles chart. [8] For the week of 19 April, and at its eighth charting week, the single peaked at no. no 61 in the Record World Singles chart, [9] [10] and at no. 23 in the Record World R&B Singles chart. [11] [12] It would stay in the R&B chart until 10 May. [13] [14]
Also in the US, the song made it to no. 55 in the US on the Billboard chart.
In the UK, it got to no. 4. [15] It spent 19 weeks in the New Zealand charts, peaking at no. 9. [16]
South African singer Lionel Petersen recorded a version which appeared on his album, I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing. [17] [18]