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Johnny Reggae
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Johnny Reggae
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| type = single
| artist = The Piglets
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| released = 1971
| recorded = 1971
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| genre = Reggae
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| label = Bell Records
| writer = Jonathan King
| producer = Jonathan King
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = This is Reggae
| next_year = 1972
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"'Johnny Reggae'" is a 1971 novelty song[http://www.sabotagetimes.com/music/here-comes-daddy-reggae/ Russ Litten in the Sabotage Times: Here Comes Daddy Reggae] credited to The Piglets. The single cover states that it was "conceived, created, produced and directed by Jonathan King".[http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=2742765 Discogs.com: Images for The Piglets - "Johnny Reggae"] It was released on Bell Records.
King himself has explained in comments on his YouTube channelArchived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211208/GWwrPGDq45E Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120930221646/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWwrPGDq45E&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]: and in his autobiography '65 My Life So Far' that the vocalists were session singers "coached to sound like teenage scrubbers", and that the lead vocalist was session singer Barbara Kay, who also recorded as Kay Barry for Embassy Records.
The lead vocals have been at various times been incorrectly attributed to Adrienne Posta or Wendy Richard.
A follow-up single "This is Reggae" was released in 1972.
Track list
*Side A: "Johnny Reggae"
*Side B: Backing track (of the song)
Chart positions
References
Category:1971 songs
Category:1971 singles
Category:Jonathan King songs
Category:Songs written by Jonathan King
Category:Novelty songs
Category:British reggae songs
Category:Bell Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Jonathan King
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