| "Here Comes the Judge" | ||||
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| Single by Shorty Long | ||||
| from the album Here Comes the Judge | ||||
| B-side | "Sing What You Wanna" | |||
| Released | 1968 (U.S.) | |||
| Genre | Comedy, Soul, Funk | |||
| Length | 2:33 | |||
| Label | Tamla Motown Soul 35044 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Billie Jean Brown, Suzanne de Passe, Shorty Long | |||
| Producer(s) | Shorty Long | |||
| Shorty Long singles chronology | ||||
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"Here Comes the Judge" is a 1968 song written by Shorty Long, Billie Jean Brown and Suzanne de Passe, and performed by Long. The song was Long's biggest hit, reaching No. 4 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. It held the No. 10 spot on Cashbox for two weeks. The song stayed on the Hot 100 for 11 weeks and Cashbox for 9 weeks. The song also entered the UK chart in July 1968, and was a Top 30 hit, peaking at #30.
"Here Comes the Judge" was inspired by a comic act on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In about a judge by Pigmeat Markham, whose own "Here Comes the Judge" - a completely different song - charted two weeks after Long's did in June 1968, and became a Top 20 hit.
Charts
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 8 |
| US Cashbox | 10 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1997). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research Inc. p. 368. ISBN 0-89820-122-5.
- ^ Hoffmann, Frank (1983). The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950-1981. Metuchen, NJ & London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 356.
- "Here Comes the Judge". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 October 2011.