"C'mon and Swim" is a song by
, written by
Thomas Coman and
Sylvester Stewart
Sylvester Stewart (born March 15, 1943), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who is most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the ...
(later known as
Sly Stone
Sylvester Stewart (born March 15, 1943), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who is most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the ...
) and produced by Stewart. It reached #5 on the
U.S. pop chart in 1964. It was featured on Freeman's 1964 album ''C'mon and Swim''.
The song ranked #54 on
''Billboard'' magazine's
Top 100 singles of 1964.
Other charting versions
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Ray Columbus & the Invaders released a version of the song as a single in 1965 which reached #71 in
Australia.
Other versions
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Ray Anthony
Raymond Antonini (born January 20, 1922), known as Ray Anthony, is an American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and actor. He is the last surviving member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra.
Biography
Anthony was born to an Italian family in Be ...
released a version of the song on his 1964 album ''Swim, Swim, C'mon and Swim''.
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Enoch Light and His Orchestra released a version of the song on their 1964 album ''Discotheque: Dance Dance Dance''.
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Billy Strange
William Everett Strange (September 29, 1930 – February 22, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and an actor. He was a session musician with the famed Wrecking Crew, and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Mus ...
released a version of the song on his 1964 album ''The James Bond Theme''.
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recorded a version that was released on
Hit 136.
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Lloyd Thaxton
Lloyd Thaxton (May 31, 1927 – October 5, 2008) was an American writer, television producer, director, and television host widely known for his syndicated pop music television program of the 1960s, ''The Lloyd Thaxton Show'', which began as a lo ...
released a version of the song on his 1964 album ''Lloyd Thaxton Presents''.
* A version re-titled, "Jerk" was recorded by Mexican group,
Los Rebeldes del Rock
and released on Orfeon 45-1715.
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The Up featuring
Allen Ginsberg
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released a version of the song on their 1995 compilation album ''Killer Up! (1969-1972)''.
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Martha and the Vandellas
Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves & The Vandellas) were an American vocal girl group formed in Detroit in 1957. The group achieved fame in the 1960s with Motown.
An act founded by friends Annette Beard, Rosalin ...
released a version of the song on their 2013 compilation album ''50th Anniversary - The Singles Collection 1962-1972''.
References
1964 songs
1964 singles
Songs written by Sly Stone
Martha and the Vandellas songs
Song recordings produced by Sly Stone
Song recordings produced by Ivy Jo Hunter
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