I Go Ape
"I Go Ape" | ||||
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Single by Neil Sedaka | ||||
from the album Rock with Sedaka | ||||
B-side | "Moon of Gold" | |||
Released | November 1958 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll, novelty song | |||
Length | 2:22 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Neil Sedaka Howard Greenfield | |||
Producer(s) | Al Nevins | |||
Neil Sedaka singles chronology | ||||
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"I Go Ape" is the second single by Neil Sedaka, immediately following his success with the debut single "The Diary", and was written by Sedaka himself and Howard Greenfield. It was released in 1958, and also appears on Sedaka's 1959 debut solo album Rock with Sedaka. The rock and roll novelty song, which name-checks various primates, was performed in the boogie-woogie style of Jerry Lee Lewis.[1]
"I Go Ape" was a relatively minor success in the US, reaching No. 42 on the US Billboard chart.[2] but was a much bigger success in the UK, reaching No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart.[3]
Although Sedaka has insisted he played piano on the session, the session logbooks document Ernie Hayes as the keyboard player.[4] Other musicians included Everett Barksdale and Kenny Burrell on guitar, Lloyd Trotman on bass, Sticks Evans on drums, and King Curtis on tenor sax. The arrangement was by Chuck Sagle.[5]
References
- ^ "Today's Mini-Concert - 8/21/2020". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Neil Sedaka". History-of-rock.com. 1939-03-13. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 487. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "NEIL SEDAKA". rockabilly.nl. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Neil Sedaka – Lloyd Trotman". lloydtrotman.com. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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