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| "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" | ||||
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| Single by The Rivingtons | ||||
| from the album Doin' the Bird | ||||
| B-side | "Deep Water" | |||
| Released | March 16, 1962 | |||
| Recorded | February 1962 | |||
| Studio | Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California | |||
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| Length | 2:17 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
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| Producer(s) | Adam Ross | |||
| The Rivingtons singles chronology | ||||
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"Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" is a novelty nonsensical doo-wop song by the Rivingtons in 1962. It peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100,[1] and number 35 on the Cashbox charts.[2] The band released two similar follow-up songs over the next several months, "Mama-Oom-Mow-Mow (The Bird)" and "The Bird's the Word".
- ^ Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 by Joel Whitburn, Record Research Publications, Menomonee Falls, WI - ISBN 0-89820-155-1
- ^ Cashbox Pop Singles Charts 1950-1993 by Pat Downey, George Albert, and Frank Hoffmann, Libraries Unlimited, Englewood, CO - ISBN 1-56308-316-7