| "Barefootin'" | |
|---|---|
| Single byRobert Parker | |
| from the album Barefootin' | |
| B-side | "Let's Go Baby (Where the Action Is)" |
| Released | 1966 |
| Genre | R&B |
| Length | 2:33 |
| Label | Nola Records (USA) Island Records (UK) EMI Columbia Records (France) Polydor Records (Netherlands) |
| Songwriter | Robert Parker |
| Producers | Whurley Burley Productions, arranged byWardell Quezergue |
| Audio | |
| "Barefootin'" onYouTube | |
"Barefootin'" is a 1966 song written and performed byRobert Parker. "Barefootin'" wasarranged andproduced byWardell Quezergue in 1965. Parker's record label,Nola Records, claimed that the record sold over one million copies.[1]
The song reached No.2 on the U.S.Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart and No.7 on theBillboard Hot 100.[2] It also peaked at No.11 on theCash Box Top 100 in June 1966.[3] Outside the US, the track reached No.7 in Canada in June 1966[4] and No.24 in theUK Singles Chart in September 1966.[5][6]
In Canada, Larry Lee & the Leesures had a hit version in 1967. In 1977, Barefoot Jerry covered the song on the album of the same name. In 1987 aclaymation music video was produced byAardman Animations taking place in outer space with aliens singing. Aardman Animations were approached byCharly Records who owned the back catalog rights to many classicR&B tracks. In the late '80s, classic R&B charted at the lower 100 on the charts and sometimes the owner would spend some marketing money on a song hoping to kick it into the top 20.[7]
The song is included as a full-length performance byWalter "Wolfman" Washington and house band in the 2005 documentary filmMake It Funky!, which presents a history ofNew Orleans music and its influence onrhythm and blues,rock and roll,funk andjazz.[8][9]
It was covered on the 1989 albumSouthern Star by the American country music bandAlabama. Lead vocals were sung by the bands lead guitarist/fiddlerJeff Cook.
It was covered onJoanie Bartels' 1991 album, "Dancin' Magic".[10]
It was covered by theKidsongs kids in their 1998 video, "I Can Dance!"
It was included on the soundtrack album of the 2006 filmHoot byJimmy Buffett andAlan Jackson, on the MCA label.
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