Super Fly Meets Shaft
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| name = Super Fly Meets Shaft
| cover = Super_Fly_Meets_Shaft_-_John_&_Ernest.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = John & Ernest
| album =
| B-side = "Part Two"; also, "Problems"
| released = April 1973
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| length = 2:25
| label = Rainy Wednesday
| writer = Dickie Goodman, Sal Passantino
| producer = Dickie Goodman, Sal Passantino
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Soul President Number One
| next_year = 1973
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"Super Fly Meets Shaft" is a break-in record co-written by Dickie Goodman and recorded by John & Ernest. It consists of lines from popular R&B/soul songs of the day, which tell a story about the main characters from the films Super Fly (1972) and Shaft (1971).
"Super Fly Meets Shaft" became an American hit in the spring of 1973, reaching #31 on the Billboard Hot 100.Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
Background
Among the songs sampled in the record is Billy Paul's "Me and Mrs. Jones", with three excerpts. Others include:
- "S.O.S. (Stop Her On Sight)" - Winfield Parker
- "I Gotcha" - Joe Tex
- "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" - The Temptations
- "Keeper of the Castle" - Four Tops
- "I'll Be Around" - The Spinners
- "I Got Ants in My Pants" - James Brown
- "Theme from Shaft" - Isaac Hayes
- "Back Stabbers" - The O'Jays
- "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" - The Spinners
- "Love Train" - The O'Jays
- "Freddie's Dead" - Curtis Mayfield
- "Daddy's Home" - Jermaine Jackson
- "Superfly" - Curtis Mayfield
Chart history
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| Chart (1973)
!Peak |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
| style="text-align:center;"|31 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19730526.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 26, 1973]
|align="center"|43 |
| U.S. Record World
|align="center"|38 |
References
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External links
- [http://happyboredom.com/john_and_ernest_superfly_meets_shaft Lyrics of this song]
- {{YouTube|SMtyP2mtF5k|John & Ernest - Super Fly Meets Shaft}}