Hully Gully (song)

"(Baby) Hully Gully" is a song written by Fred Sledge Smith and Clifford Goldsmith and recorded by The Olympics.[1] Released in 1959, it peaked at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1960[2] and sparked the Hully Gully dance craze.

"(Baby) Hully Gully"
Song by The Olympics
from the album Doin' the Hully Gully
B-side"Private Eye"
ReleasedJuly 1959
GenreDoo-wop
Length2:03
LabelArvee
Composer(s)Fred Sledge Smith, Clifford Goldsmith

Cover versions

"Hully Gully"
Song by The Beach Boys
from the album Beach Boys' Party!
Released8 November 1965
GenreRock and roll
Length2:22
LabelCapitol
Composer(s)Fred Sledge Smith, Clifford Goldsmith
Producer(s)Brian Wilson

"(Baby) Hully Gully" was covered by a number of different artists, sometimes under the name "Hully Gully (Baby)", "Hully Gully Baby" or simply "Hully Gully".

The song was covered, with new lyrics by H. B. Barnum and Marty Cooper, under the name of "Peanut Butter" by:

The song was adapted as a commercial jingle for Peter Pan peanut butter in the 1980s.[3]

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