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''Electronically Tested'' is the second album by the British
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Mungo Jerry Mungo Jerry (formerly known as Mungo Jerry Blues Band) are a British rock band formed by Ray Dorset in Ashford, Middlesex, in 1970. Experiencing their greatest success in the early 1970s, with a changing line-up always fronted by Dorset, the ...
, released in March 1971.


Release

The UK version was issued on
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, and it appeared with slightly different track listings in other countries, as many territories outside the UK had already added the group's debut single and first hit, "
In the Summertime "In the Summertime" is the debut single by British rock band Mungo Jerry, released in 1970. It reached number one in charts around the world, including seven weeks on the UK Singles Chart, two weeks at number one on the Canadian charts, and ...
", to the running order on the first album of the band: the eponymous ''
Mungo Jerry Mungo Jerry (formerly known as Mungo Jerry Blues Band) are a British rock band formed by Ray Dorset in Ashford, Middlesex, in 1970. Experiencing their greatest success in the early 1970s, with a changing line-up always fronted by Dorset, the ...
''. All songs were written by the group's frontman
Ray Dorset Raymond Edward Dorset (born 21 March 1946) is a British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and founder of Mungo Jerry. He composed most of the songs for the band, including the hit record, hit single (music), singles "In the Summertime", "Baby Ju ...
, apart from an extended version of the
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". In some other states, pressings included the Paul King song, "Black Bubonic Plague", and the album was also retitled as ''Memoirs of a Stockbroker'', because the UK title, taken from an advertisement for contraceptives, was deemed too risqué. In more other countries the release was also called ''Baby Jump (Electronically Tested)'', with an alternate track sequence. It peaked in the UK album charts at No. 13. Recent reissues on CD have included bonus tracks featuring songs from the maxi-singles that did not appear on album at the time. Ray "Bizz" Bissiker, who guested on
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, was also the group's roadie. The titles comes from a guarantee on a packet of
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s.Davis, S. (1998), ''Every Chart Topper Tells a Story: The Seventies'', Edinburgh, Mainstream Publishing, Chapter March 1971,


Track listing

All songs written by
Ray Dorset Raymond Edward Dorset (born 21 March 1946) is a British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and founder of Mungo Jerry. He composed most of the songs for the band, including the hit record, hit single (music), singles "In the Summertime", "Baby Ju ...
, except where noted. #"She Rowed" – 3:15 #" I Just Wanna Make Love to You" (
Willie Dixon William James Dixon (July 1, 1915January 29, 1992) was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang with a distinctive voice, but he ...
) – 9:01 #"
In the Summertime "In the Summertime" is the debut single by British rock band Mungo Jerry, released in 1970. It reached number one in charts around the world, including seven weeks on the UK Singles Chart, two weeks at number one on the Canadian charts, and ...
" – 3:30 #"Somebody Stole My Wife" – 2:53 #" Baby Jump" – 4:09 #"Follow Me Down" – 3:17 #"Memoirs of a Stockbroker" – 4:00 #"You Better Leave That Whisky Alone" – 3:55 #"Coming Back to You When the Time Comes" – 3:38


Personnel

*
Ray Dorset Raymond Edward Dorset (born 21 March 1946) is a British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and founder of Mungo Jerry. He composed most of the songs for the band, including the hit record, hit single (music), singles "In the Summertime", "Baby Ju ...
– lead vocals, electric and 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars, harmonica, kazoo, stomp, tambourine *Paul King – vocals, 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars, harmonica, banjo guitar, jug, recorder *Colin Earl – piano *John Godfrey – bass *Ray Bissiker – recorder *
Roger Earl Roger Earl (born 16 May 1946) is an English drummer best known as a member of the rock band Foghat. A founding member, along with guitarist and vocalist "Lonesome" Dave Peverett, guitarist Rod Price, and bassist Tony Stevens, Earl is the only ...
– drums on "Memoirs of a Stockbroker"


Charts


References


External links

* {{Authority control 1971 albums Mungo Jerry albums Dawn Records albums