Come On Down to My Boat
"Come On Down to My Boat" is a song written by Jerry Goldstein and Wes Farrell and performed by Every Mother's Son. It reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967[1] and appeared on their 1967 album, Every Mother's Son; on the album it was titled "Come and Take a Ride in My Boat".[2] This same title was used by The Rare Breed who released their version the previous year - September 1966.[3]
| "Come On Down to My Boat" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Every Mother's Son | ||||
| from the album Every Mother's Son | ||||
| B-side | "I Believe in You" | |||
| Released | April 22, 1967 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 2:33 | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jerry Goldstein, Wes Farrell | |||
| Producer(s) | Wes Farrell | |||
| Every Mother's Son singles chronology | ||||
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The song was produced by Wes Farrell[4] and was ranked #22 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1967.[5]
Other versions
- The Gods, a psychedelic rock band from the United Kingdom, released their version in 1967.[6]
- Lee Curtis and the All-Stars released it as a single in 1967 in Germany.[7]
- The Quests, one of the most influential Singaporean bands of the time, recorded the song in 1967.[8]
- Los Shippys, a psychedelic garage rock band, recorded in Mexico a Spanish-language version entitled "Vamos en mi lancha", on their 1967 album, Los Shippys (Discos Capitol de Mexico).[9]
- The Royal Guardsmen included it on their 1968 album, Snoopy for President.[10]
- The Stepford Husbands put out a single entitled "Come and Take a Ride in My Boat" in 1993.[11]
- Jayne County took a turn with it on her 1995 album, Deviation.[12]
- The Untamed Youth put it on their 2002 album, Major Chaos![13]
In media
- In the 1967 film, The Karate Killers.
- In The Man from U.N.C.L.E. episode titled "The Five Daughters Affair" (Part 1), season 3, episode 28, 1967.
- On the talk radio program The War Room with Quinn and Rose.
- "Come on Down to My Boat" was the first song played on Radio Newyork International in 1987.
- featured in Monsterland (TV series) episode "Palacios TX."
References
- "Come On Down to My Boat (song by Every Mother's Son) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- "Every Mothers' Son - Every Mothers' Son (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- "The Rare Breed - Come And Take A Ride In My Boat / Take Me To This World Of Yours - Attack [NYC] - USA - AR 1403". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- "Every Mothers' Son - Come On Down To My Boat / I Believe In You - MGM - USA - K 13733". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-02-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "The-Gods-Come-On-Down-to-My-Boat-Baby". Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- "Lee Curtis And His All-Stars* - Come On Down To My Boat (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- https://www.discogs.com/Quests-The-33rd-Revolution/release/5897871
- "LOS SHIPPY'S: BIOGRAFIA de Los Shippy's". Losshippys.blogspot.mx. 2004-02-28. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- "Snoopy for President - The Royal Guardsmen | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- "The Stepford Husbands - We've Come A Long Way / Come And Take A Ride In My Boat - Get Hip - USA - GH-145". 45cat.com. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- "Deviation - Wayne County & the Electric Chairs | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- "Major Chaos! - The Untamed Youth | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2002-04-30. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
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