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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 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.
The UK version was issued on Dawn Records, and it appeared with slightly different track listings in other countries, as many territories outside the UK had already added the group's debut single and first hit, "In the Summertime", to the running order on the first album of the band: the eponymous Mungo Jerry.
Like the group's debut single, "In the Summertime", the British release was a maxi-single playing at 33 rpm. The second track on the A-side was a Paul King composition, "The Man Behind the Piano". The B-side, which had a playing time of 9 minutes 50 seconds, included live recordings from their Hollywood Festival appearance of "Maggie" (excerpt ...
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.
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In the Summertime" is a 1970 song by British rock band Mungo Jerry. In the Summertime may also refer to: "In the Summertime" (Thirsty Merc song) "On the Beach (In the Summertime)", a 1970 song by The 5th Dimension "In the Summertime", a 1965 song by Roger Miller from The Return of Roger Miller