Mungo Jerry (album) explained

Mungo Jerry
Type:	Album
Artist:	Mungo Jerry
Cover:	Mungo Jerry (album).jpg
Released:	December 1969 (UK) July 1970 (US)
Recorded:	1969
Genre:	Folk blues
Label:	Janus Records
Producer:	Barry Murray
Next Title:	Electronically Tested
Next Year:	1971

Mungo Jerry is the debut album by Mungo Jerry, released in 1970. The initial British release featured lettering on the front of the sleeve and a group photo inside which appeared to be three-dimensional when viewed through a pair of 3D red and green lenses included in the packaging. It reached No. 14 in the British charts that summer. Some foreign versions include the track "In the Summertime".

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Baby Let's Play House" (Arthur Gunter) – 2:32
2. "Johnny B. Badde" (Dorset) – 3:00
3. "San Francisco Bay Blues" (Jesse Fuller) – 3:38
4. "Sad Eye Joe" (King) – 2:50
5. "Maggie" (Dorset) – 4:10
6. "Peace in the Country" (Dorset) – 3:05

Side 2

1. "See Me" (Dorset) – 3:37
2. "Movin' On" (King) – 4:14
3. "My Friend" (Dorset) - 2:36
4. "Mother *!*!*! Boogie" (Earl, Cole, King, Dorset) - 2:48
5. "Tramp" (King) - 5:05
6. "Daddies Brew" (Earl) – 3:40

Charts

Chart (1970/71)	Peak position
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)	16
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[1]	19
Canada (RPM (magazine))^[2]	59

Personnel

Band

• Ray Dorset – lead vocals, lead and 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars, kazoo, stomp, tambourine
• Paul King – vocals, 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars, banjo, jug
• Colin Earl – piano
• Mike Cole – bass

Technical

• Bob Scerbo - production coordinator
• Dorothy Schwartz - coordinator
• The Graffiteria - album design

Notes and References

1. 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. 179.
2. Web site: RPM Top 100 Albums - October 24, 1970.