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"Georgy Porgy" (/ ˈ p ɔːr dʒ i /) is a song by American rock band Toto. It was written by band member David Paich and included on their self-titled debut album in 1978. Released as the album's third single in 1979, the song reached number 11 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and number 48 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . [ 4 ]
Toto is the debut studio album by American rock band Toto, released in October 1978 [5] by Columbia Records.It includes the hit singles "Hold the Line", "I'll Supply the Love" and "Georgy Porgy", all three of which made it into the top 50 in the US. [6] "
Toto climbed the charts quickly, earning popularity with the hit single "Hold the Line", as well as the charting "I'll Supply the Love" and "Georgy Porgy", featuring Cheryl Lynn. Though the band was largely dismissed by music critics, [ 11 ] it was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist . [ 12 ]
Debuting during the free love movement of the '60s and late '70s, the song couldn't have come at a better time. Shop Now. Jim Britt - Getty Images "Come and Get Your Love" by Redbone (1973)
Georgy Porgy (/ ˈ p ɔːr dʒ i /) may refer to: "Georgie Porgie", the traditional nursery rhyme "Georgy Porgy" (song) by Toto featuring Cheryl Lynn; Georgie Porgie (producer), George Andros, a music producer and recording artist "Georgy Porgy" (short story), a short story by Roald Dahl, collected in Kiss Kiss
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The rhyme was included in National Nursery Rhymes (London, 1870), a volume illustrated by George Dalziel and Edward Dalziel, where the words were set to music by James William Elliott. [10] And in 1885 they were set as a part song by the Canadian composer Joseph Gould under his musical pseudonym, Spencer Percival.
70 Singles. Year Single US R&B [4] 1980 "Georgy Porgy" 77 "Superwoman" 64 References External links. Side Effect-After The Rain at Discogs; This page was last ...