Jelly Jungle (of Orange Marmalade)
"Jelly Jungle (of Orange Marmalade)" is a song written and composed by Paul Leka (who also produced it) and Shelly Pinz. It was the final chart hit by the 1960s Ohio-based rock group The Lemon Pipers.
| "Jelly Jungle (of Orange Marmalade)" | ||||
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| Single by The Lemon Pipers | ||||
| from the album Jungle Marmalade | ||||
| B-side | "Shoeshine Boy" | |||
| Released | May 1968 | |||
| Length | 2:12 | |||
| Label | Buddah | |||
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| Producer(s) | Paul Leka | |||
| The Lemon Pipers singles chronology | ||||
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Released in the spring of 1968, it spent five weeks on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 51, and seven weeks on the Cash Box Top 100, peaking at No. 30.[1] It reached No. 26 in Australia and No. 20 in Canada.[2]
The song contains psychedelic imagery, mostly focused on the color orange: marmalade jelly jungle, sunshine boy, rainbow ladder, yellow ball of butter, fluffy parachute clouds, tangerine dreams, pumpkin drum, carrot trumpets, and violins growing like peaches.
Chart performance
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
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| Australia | 26 |
| Canada RPM 100[3] | 20 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 51 |
| US Cashbox Top 100[5] | 30 |
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References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2016-10-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5741&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5741.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5741
- http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5741&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5741.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5741
- [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2016-10-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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