"Stranded in the Jungle" | ||||
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Single by The Jay Hawks | ||||
B-side | "My Only Darling" | |||
Released | 1956 | |||
Genre | R&B, doo-wop | |||
Length | 2:45 | |||
Label | Flash Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | James Johnson, Ernestine Smith | |||
The Jay Hawks singles chronology | ||||
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"Stranded in the Jungle" is a song originally recorded by the American doo-wop group the Jay Hawks. It was written by Ernestine Smith and the band's first tenor, James Johnson.[1] The Jay Hawks' version of the song peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Magazine Best Selling Popular Retail Records Chart.[2]