Limbo Party Explained

Limbo Party
Type:	Album
Artist:	Chubby Checker
Cover:	Limbo Party album.jpg
Released:	November 1962
Genre:	Latin
Label:	Parkway
Prev Title:	For 'Teen Twisters Only
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Beach Party
Next Year:	1962

Limbo Party is the sixth album by Chubby Checker and was released in 1962 by Parkway Records.^[1]

Track listing

Side A

1. "La La Limbo" (Dave Appell, Kal Mann)
2. "Mary Ann Limbo" (Dave Leon, Jon Sheldon)
3. "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" (Kal Mann)
4. "Baby, Come Back" (Hal Wallis, Kal Mann)
5. "Somebody Bad Stole the Wedding Bell" (David Mann, Bob Hilliard)
6. "The Bossa Nova" (Dave Appell, Kal Mann)

Side B

1. "Limbo Rock" (Jan Sheldon, Billy Strange)
2. "When the Saints Go Limbo In" (Dave Appell, Kal Mann)
3. "Jamaica Farewell" (Irving Burgie)
4. "Banana Boat Limbo Song" (Jon Sheldon)
5. "Desfinado (Slightly Out of Tune)" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Jon Hendricks)
6. "La Bamba" (Ritchie Valens)

Chart positions

Singles^{[2] [3]}

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
1962	"Limbo Rock"	U.S. Pop	2
		U.S. R&B	3
		UK Singles Chart	32

Notes and References

1. https://www.discogs.com/release/2484839-Chubby-Checker-Limbo-Party Chubby Checker, Limbo Party
2. https://www.45cat.com/artist/chubby-checker Chubby Checker Single Releases
3. https://musicvf.com/Chubby+Checker.art Chubby Checker Charting Singles