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"In the Summertime" is the debut single by British rock band Mungo Jerry, released in 1970. [3] It reached number one in charts around the world, including seven weeks on the UK Singles Chart, two weeks at number one on the Canadian charts, and number three on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US.
Mungo Jerry (formerly known as Mungo Jerry Blues Band) are a British rock band formed by Ray Dorset in Ashford, Middlesex, in 1970.Experiencing their greatest success in the early 1970s, with a changing line-up always fronted by Dorset, the group's biggest hit was "In the Summertime", which sold 30 million copies worldwide and is the biggest-selling single of all-time by a British band.
In 1970, with further line-up changes, the group became Mungo Jerry with hits to follow such as "In the Summertime". The song took Dorset only ten minutes to compose on a second-hand Fender Stratocaster while he was taking time off work from his regular job, working in a laboratory for Timex. [2]
Mungo Jerry. In the 1960s, a British group called Mungo Jerry brought jug band music to the masses with their hit single “In the Summertime.” The name came from T. S. Eliot’s 1939 collection ...
“In the Summertime” by Mungo Jerry. Sing along with Mungo Jerry as he dee-dee-dee's and dah-dah-dah's his way through this 1970 hit. “As it Was” by Harry Styles.
Year Title Details 1973 Mungo Jerry's Greatest Hits: Released: February 1973; Label: Dawn, Pye; Formats: LP, MC, 8-track; 1974 Golden Hour Presents Mungo Jerry's Greatest Hits
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.
Ray Dorset (pictured in 2016) and his band Mungo Jerry had the best-selling single of 1970 with "In the Summertime", which spent seven weeks at number-one. Elvis Presley secured four top 10 singles this year, including "The Wonder of You", which topped the chart for six weeks and became the second best selling single of the year.