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"Devil with a Blue Dress On" 
Single by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels from the album Breakout! Released 1966 Format 7" Genre Rock Length 3:01 (with "Good Golly Miss Molly") Label New Voice Writer(s) Frederick Long, William Stevenson Producer Bob Crewe Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels singles chronology "Takin' All I Can Get"
(1966)"Devil with a Blue Dress On"
(1966)"Sock It to Me-Baby!"
(1967)"Devil with a Blue Dress On" (also known as "Devil with the Blue Dress On") is a song written by Shorty Long and William "Mickey" Stevenson, first performed by Long and released as a single in 1964. A 1966 cover version by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels peaked at #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Song information
"Devil with the Blue Dress On" was originally released as Shorty Long's debut single on Motown in 1964, but the single failed to chart.
Two years later, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels covered the song as a medley with a cover of Little Richard's "Good Golly Miss Molly". Their version was notably more up-tempo than Long's more blues-influenced rendition.[1] Reaching #4 on the Hot 100, their version of the track was would end up becoming their most well-known and highest charting hit in the United States.
References
- ^ "Devil With A Blue Dress On by Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels Songfacts". Songfacts. http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=8537. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
Categories:- 1964 singles
- 1966 singles
- Halloween songs
- Songs written by William "Mickey" Stevenson
- 1960s single stubs
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