Harlem Shuffle

"Harlem Shuffle"
Single by Bob & Earl
B-side"I'll Keep Running Back"
Released1963
GenreRhythm and blues
Length2:35
LabelMarc Records 104[1]
Songwriter(s)Bob Relf/Earl Nelson
Producer(s)Fred Smith
Bob & Earl singles chronology
"Harlem Shuffle"
(1963) 		"My Woman"
(1964)

"Harlem Shuffle" is a 1963 song by Bob & Earl and it went to number 44 in the United States. In 1969 it when to number 7 in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and number 8 in Belgium. It was covered by The Rolling Stones in 1986.

The Rolling Stones version

"Harlem Shuffle"
Single by The Rolling Stones
from the album Dirty Work
B-side"Had It with You"
ReleasedFebruary 28, 1986
RecordedApril - October, 1985
GenrePop rock, dance-rock[2]
Length3:23 (7" single)
6:19 (12" "London Mix")
6:35 (12" "New York Mix")
LabelRolling Stones
Songwriter(s)Bob Relf, Earl Nelson
Producer(s)Steve Lillywhite and The Glimmer Twins
The Rolling Stones singles chronology
"She Was Hot"
(1983) 		"Harlem Shuffle"
(1986) 		"One Hit (To the Body)"
(1986)

In 1986, The Rolling Stones released a cover version of Harlem Shuffle and it was taken from the 1986 Dirty Work. It went to number 1 in New Zealand, number 2 in Finland, number 4 in Belgium, number 5 in Canada, the Netherlands and the United States, number 6 in Australia and Norway, number 7 in Spain, number 8 in Ireland, number 10 in Switzerland, number 11 in Germany and Sweden, number 13 in Austria and the United Kingdom, number 24 in Poland, number 28 in France and number 30 in South Africa. It features the backing vocals of Bobby Womack.

References

  1. ↑ "45 Discography for Marc Records". Global Dog Productions. Globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  2. ↑ Ken Tucker (April 6, 1986). "R&B Gets The Superstar Treatment". Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2013. "The Stones raise the rhythm-and-blues issue explicitly on "Harlem Shuffle," the first single to be released from Dirty Work. (...) Mick Jagger smears the lyrics with lascivious glee, while the rest of the band attempts to turn the tune into a hip dance-rock number."