Down in Mexico
{{Infobox song
| name = Down in Mexico
| cover =
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| type = single
| artist = The Coasters
| album = The Coasters
| B-side = Turtle Dovin'
| released = 1956
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| genre = Doo-wop
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=15}}
| label = Atco
| writer = Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
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| next_title = One Kiss Led to Another
| next_year = 1956
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"Down in Mexico" is the debut single by the American vocal group the Coasters, released in 1956. The song was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and appears on the 1957 compilation album The Coasters.{{Pop Chronicles |13| 4|Leiber & Stoller}} It reached No. 8 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1956.
Personnel
Credits adapted from The Coasters LP liner notes:{{cite AV media notes |title=The Coasters |type=LP liner notes |last=Kramer |first=Gary |others=The Coasters |date=1957 |publisher=ATCO Records |id=ATCO 33-101 |location=New York, New York}}
The Coasters
- Carl Gardner – lead tenor vocal
- Billy Guy – baritone vocal
- Bobby Nunn – bass vocal
- Leon Hughes – tenor vocal
- Adolph Jacobs – guitar
Credits adapted from The Coasters: The Complete Singles As & Bs 1954-62 CD liner notes:{{cite AV media notes |title=The Coasters: The Complete Singles As & Bs 1954-62 |type=CD liner notes |author=The Coasters |publisher=Acrobat Music |id=ADDCCD3180 |date=2016 |location=Middlesex}}
Additional musicians
- Mike Stoller – piano
- Gil Bernal – saxophone
- Barney Kessel – guitar
- Ralph Hamilton – bass
- Jesse Sailes – drums
- Chico Guerrero – congas
References
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{{The Coasters songs}}
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