Chip Chip Explained

Chip Chip
Cover:	Chip_Chip_-_Gene_McDaniels.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Gene McDaniels
B-Side:	Another Tear Falls
Released:	December 29, 1961
Genre:	Soul
Label:	Liberty Records 55405
Producer:	Snuff Garrett
Prev Title:	Tower of Strength
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Funny
Next Year:	1962

"Chip Chip" is a song written by Jeff Barry, Cliff Crofford,^[1] and Arthur Resnick and performed by Gene McDaniels. The song was produced by Snuff Garrett and featured Earl Palmer on drums.^[2]

Chart performance

The song reached #10 on the Billboard chart in 1962.^[3] Outside the US, the song reached #2 in Australia.

Notes and References

1. The label credits Crofford, full name Clifton Thomas Crofford, as does the label of his best-known composition "Old Rivers". US Copyright Office Registration RE0000422825 is to "Jeff Barry, Cliff Crofford a.k.a. C. Crawford, & A. Resnick". BMI Work 2008533 has Cliff Crawford, a pseudonym of Crofford: see, for example, Discogs.com entry for Crofford with pseudonyms Retrieved June 22, 2021
2. http://www.45cat.com/record/f55405 Gene McDaniels, "Chip Chip" Single Release
3. http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Chip+Chip+by+Gene+McDaniels&id=17226 Gene McDaniels, "Chip Chip" Chart Positions