"Twist, Twist Senora" | ||||
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Single by Gary U.S. Bonds | ||||
from the album Twist Up Calypso | ||||
B-side | "Food of Love" | |||
Released | March 1962 | |||
Genre | Calypso, R&B | |||
Length | 2:35 | |||
Label | Legrand | |||
Songwriter(s) | Frank Guida, Gene Barge, Joseph Royster | |||
Producer(s) | Frank Guida | |||
Gary U.S. Bonds singles chronology | ||||
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"Twist, Twist Senora" is a song written by Frank Guida, Gene Barge, and Joseph Royster and performed by Gary U.S. Bonds. It reached #9 on the U.S. pop chart in 1962. [1] It was featured on his 1962 album Twist Up Calypso. [2]
The song took its inspiration from the calypso song "Jump in the Line (Shake, Señora)".
The song was produced by Frank Guida. [3]
The song ranked #88 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1962. [4]
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"Mashed Potato Time" is a 1962 single written by Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe, and performed by Dee Dee Sharp, with backing vocals by The Orlons, on her debut album It's Mashed Potato Time. The song refers to the Mashed Potato dance move, which was a fad. It was one of several songs that at that time that referenced the dance, another being James Brown's "Mashed Potatoes U.S.A." The Marvelettes song "Please Mr. Postman" is mentioned in the lyrics and is copied in the arrangement. Also mentioned in the lyrics are the songs "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by the Tokens and "Dear Lady Twist" by Gary U.S. Bonds. Sharp recorded a sequel to "Mashed Potato Time" called "Gravy ".
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