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Wikipedia article
"'Lady Rose'" is a song by British group Mungo Jerry, released as a single in 1971.
Written by the group's lead vocalist Ray Dorset and produced by Barry Murray, it was the band's third single. The song entered the UK charts at #30 in May 1971 and reached #5 in June, finally leaving the chart in August 1971. It also reached number 14 in Australia, number four in New Zealand[http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qsongid=3931#n_view_location Flavour of New Zealand, 30 August 1971] and number one in Japan.
Like the group's debut single, "In the Summertime," it was a maxi-single playing at 33 rpm. The main song features harmonica and piano. The other tracks on the extended play single are 'Little Louis' by band member, Paul King, a cover of Lead Belly's Have a Whiff on Me, and a cover of Elvis Presley's 'Milk Cow Blues'. The BBC initially banned it from radio play because of the inclusion of "Have a Whiff on Me", which was thought to condone drug-taking, and distribution and sales were halted while it was reissued with "She Rowed", from the group's second LP as the second track instead. Ironically, the group had decided to include the offending song because it had been well received when they originally recorded it for broadcast as part of a session for Radio 1.
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Category:1971 singles
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Category:Dawn Records singles
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