Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)

"Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)"
1986 US reissue
Single by Daddy Dewdrop
from the album Daddy Dewdrop
B-side	"John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith"
Released	February 1971
Genre	Pop[1]
Length	2:40
Label	Sunflower
Songwriter(s)	Janice Lee Gwin, Linda Martin
Producer(s)	Dick Monda, Don Sciarrotta
Daddy Dewdrop singles chronology
"The Bible Salesman" (1969) "Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)" (1971) "Fox Huntin' (On the Weekend)" (1971)

"Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)" is a song written by Janice Lee Gwin and Linda Martin and performed by Daddy Dewdrop. It was featured on his 1971 album, Daddy Dewdrop.^[2] The lyrics in the verses are spoken, rather than sung.

"Chick-A-Boom" reached number nine on the U.S. Billboard pop chart in 1971.^[3] It also reached number five on the Cash Box Top 100.^[4]

It was produced by Dick Monda and Don Sciarrotta.^[5] Monda produced music for the 1970-71 Filmation animated television series Groovie Goolies, for which the song was originally written and recorded.^[6]

The song makes a reference to Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti". The single ranked number 34 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971.^[7]

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1971) Peak position Australia KMR[8] 10 Canada RPM Top Singles[9] 2 New Zealand (Listener)[10] 4 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] 9 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 5

Year-end charts Chart (1971) Rank Australia[8] 84 Canada[12] 45 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[13] 34 U.S. Cash Box[14] 41

Other versions

• Jonathan King, under the name 53rd & 3rd featuring The Sound of Shag released a version of the song in the United Kingdom in 1975 that reached #36 on the UK Singles Chart.^[15]
• Ted Knight released a version of the song on his 1975 comedy album, Hi Guys.^[16]

References

1. Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Jiffy Pop: Novelty Records". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 116. ISBN 031214704X.
2. "Daddy Dewdrop - Daddy Dewdrop (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
3. "Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) (song by Daddy Dewdrop) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
4. "Top 100 1971-05-29". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
5. "Daddy Dewdrop - Chick-a-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) / John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith - Sunflower - USA - SUN 105". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
6. "Daddy Dewdrop biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
7. "Billboard Top 100 - 1971". Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
8. "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
9. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
10. "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
11. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
12. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
13. "Top 100 Hits of 1971/Top 100 Songs of 1971". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
14. "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1971". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
15. "Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes Love It) (song by 53rd & 3rd) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1975-09-20. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
16. "Ted Knight - Hi Guys (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2016-10-03.

External links

• Lyrics of this song