Stranded in the Jungle

"Stranded in the Jungle"
Single by The Jay Hawks
B-side"My Only Darling"
Released1956
GenreR&B, doo-wop
Length2:45
LabelFlash Records
Songwriter(s)James Johnson, Ernestine Smith
The Jay Hawks singles chronology
"Counting My Teardrops"
(1955)
"Stranded in the Jungle"
(1956)
"Don't Mind Dyin'"
(1956)

"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]

  1. ^ Goldberg, Marv. "The Jayhawks/Vibrations". Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebook.
  2. ^ Barry Kowal (5 October 2011). "Billboard Magazine's Weekly Single Best Selling Popular Retail Records Chart (1956)". HitsofAllDecades.com.