Alright, Alright, Alright Explained

Alright, Alright, Alright
Cover:Alright, Alright, Alright.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Mungo Jerry
Album:Long Legged Woman
B-Side:Little Miss Hipshake
Released:1973
Genre:Pop, rock
Length:2:47
Label:Dawn Records (UK)
Producer:Barry Murray, Ray Dorset
Prev Title:My Girl and Me
Prev Year:1972
Next Title:Wild Love
Next Year:1973

"Alright, Alright, Alright" is a popular song and hit single by the British group Mungo Jerry, first released in 1973.[1]

Chart performance

It was written by Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Lanzmann and Joe Strange and produced by Barry Murray and Mungo Jerry's lead vocalist Ray Dorset.[2] Adapted from Dutronc's French original "Et moi, et moi, et moi",[3] the song entered the UK Singles Chart in July 1973 and reached No. 3 staying for twelve weeks on the chart.[4] [5] The song peaked at number 26 in Australia[6] but just number 94 in Canada.[7]

It was the first Mungo Jerry single to be issued in the UK only as a conventional 45 r.p.m. two-track single without picture sleeve. Their first six had all been maxi-singles with picture sleeves, playing at 33 r.p.m. and containing three or four tracks in total, although in some cases, limited editions of two-track 45 r.p.m. pressings had been made available for jukeboxes.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 383.
  2. Web site: Mungo Jerry– Alright, Alright, Alright. Discogs.com. 10 January 2013.
  3. Web site: Jacques Dutronc — Et moi,et moi,et moi 1966 Par Mitchou. YouTube. 11 January 2013.
  4. Web site: Jacques Dutronc [1966]]. AllMusic. 10 January 2013.
  5. Web site: Alright, Alright, Alright. officialcharts.com. 10 January 2013.
  6. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 211.
  7. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - September 8, 1973.
  8. Book: John Van der Kiste. Derek Wadeson. Beyond the Summertime: The Mungo Jerry Story. 1990. A & F. 978-0-9510922-2-4.