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1971 single by Daddy Dewdrop
"Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)"
vinyl label1986 US reissue
Single by Daddy Dewdrop
from the album Daddy Dewdrop
B-side"John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith"
ReleasedFebruary 1971
GenrePop
Length2:40
LabelSunflower
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. 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. It also reached number five on the Cash Box Top 100.

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

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.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

Chart (1971) Rank
Australia 84
Canada 45
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 34
U.S. Cash Box 41

Other versions

References

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