The Monkey Time

"The Monkey Time"
Single by Major Lance
from the album The Monkey Time
B-side"Mama Didn't Know"
ReleasedJune 7, 1963 (1963-06-07)
GenreR&B
Length2:46
LabelOkeh
Songwriter(s)Curtis Mayfield
Producer(s)Carl Davis
Major Lance singles chronology
"Delilah"
(1963) 		"The Monkey Time"
(1963) 		"Hey Little Girl"
(1963)

"The Monkey Time" is a song written by Curtis Mayfield and performed by Major Lance. It reached No. 2 on the U.S. R&B chart, No. 8 on the U.S. pop chart, and No. 32 in Canada in 1963.[1][2] It was featured on his 1963 album The Monkey Time,[3] was arranged by Johnny Pate and produced by Carl Davis.[4]

The track ranked No. 49 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1963.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Major Lance, "The Monkey Time" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - September 9, 1963".
  3. ^ "Major Lance, The Monkey Time". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "Major Lance, "The Monkey Time" Single Release". Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Top Records of 1963", Billboard, Section II, December 28, 1963. p. 30. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  6. ^ Kowal, Barry. Billboard Magazine's (USA) Top 100 Single Recordings of 1963, Hits of All Decades. August 27, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2019.