"The Resurrection Shuffle" | ||||
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Single by Ashton, Gardner and Dyke | ||||
B-side | "Hymn to Everyone" | |||
Released | 20 November 1970 | |||
Studio | De Lane Lea, London | |||
Genre | Blues rock | |||
Length | 3:17 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tony Ashton | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Ashton | |||
Ashton, Gardner and Dyke singles chronology | ||||
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"The Resurrection Shuffle" is a song by British rock band Ashton, Gardner and Dyke, released as a single in November 1970. It became their own charting hit, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart and number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. [1]
"The Resurrection Shuffle" was recorded at De Lane Lea Studios on Dean Street in London and features Howie Casey playing saxophone. [2] "I'm Your Spiritual Breadman" – which features George Harrison playing guitar, assisting with production and helping with some of the lyrics – was for a while scheduled to be Aston, Gardner and Dyke's next single. However, the record label Capitol instead decided that "The Resurrection Shuffle" should be the next single. [3]
Aston, Gardner and Dyke went on tour with Deep Purple and shortly after this began, "The Resurrection Shuffle" was released as a single in November 1970. Within a few months, the single had gained significant popularity and by February the band were forced to leave the tour and to headline their own tour. [3]
Chart (1971) | Peak position |
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Australia ( Go-Set ) [4] | 13 |
Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] | 16 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6] | 28 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [7] | 35 |
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [8] | 22 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [9] | 22 |
Ireland (IRMA) [10] | 6 |
Malaysia (Rediffusion) [11] | 1 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [12] | 27 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13] | 25 |
UK Singles (OCC) [1] | 3 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [14] | 40 |
US Cash Box Top 100 [15] | 37 |
"Resurrection Shuffle" | ||||
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Single by Tom Jones | ||||
from the album She's a Lady | ||||
B-side | "Puppet Man" | |||
Released | June 1971 | |||
Studio | Wessex Sound, London | |||
Length | 2:56 | |||
Label | Parrot | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tony Ashton | |||
Producer(s) | Gordon Mills | |||
Tom Jones singles chronology | ||||
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Welsh singer Tom Jones covered the song for his album She's a Lady, released in May 1971. Following the album's release in the US, "Resurrection Shuffle" was positively received and the record label, Parrot, decided to release it as a single, coupled with his current hit "Puppet Man", which had been released the previous month. [16] "Resurrection Shuffle" was also released as a single in Continental Europe with the B-side "Ebb Tide", and performed particularly well in France, where the single sold over 60,000 copies. [17]
Chart (1971) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [18] | 16 |
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [19] | 35 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [20] | 38 |
US Cash Box Top 100 [21] | 40 |
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