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Alright, Alright, Alright

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"Alright, Alright, Alright"
Single by Mungo Jerry
from the album Long Legged Woman
B-side"Little Miss Hipshake"
Released1973
GenrePop, rock
Length2:47
LabelDawn Records (UK)
Songwriter(s)Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Lanzmann and Joe Strange
Producer(s)Barry Murray, Ray Dorset
Mungo Jerry singles chronology
"My Girl and Me"
(1972)
"Alright, Alright, Alright"
(1973)
"Wild Love"
(1973)

"Alright, Alright, Alright" is a popular song and hit single by the British group Mungo Jerry, first released in 1973.[1]

Chart performance

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It was written by Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Lanzmann and Joe Strange and produced by Barry Murray and Mungo Jerry's lead vocalist Ray Dorset.[2] Adapted from Dutronc's French original "Et moi, et moi, et moi",[3] the song entered the UK Singles Chart in July 1973 and reached No. 3 staying for twelve weeks on the chart.[4][5] The song peaked at number 26 in Australia[6] but just number 94 in Canada.[7]

It was the first Mungo Jerry single to be issued in the UK only as a conventional 45 r.p.m. two-track single without picture sleeve. Their first six had all been maxi-singles with picture sleeves, playing at 33 r.p.m. and containing three or four tracks in total, although in some cases, limited editions of two-track 45 r.p.m. pressings had been made available for jukeboxes.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 383. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ "Mungo Jerry– Alright, Alright, Alright". Discogs.com. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Jacques Dutronc — Et moi,et moi,et moi 1966 Par Mitchou". YouTube. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Jacques Dutronc [1966]". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Alright, Alright, Alright". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 211. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - September 8, 1973" (PDF).
  8. ^ John Van der Kiste; Derek Wadeson (1990). Beyond the Summertime: The Mungo Jerry Story. A & F. ISBN 978-0-9510922-2-4.