Shake Your Hips
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"Shake Your Hips" (sometimes known as "Hip Shake") is a song written by Louisiana bluesman Slim Harpo. He recorded it in February 1966 for producer J. D. Miller for a follow-up single to his hugely successful "Baby Scratch My Back". Miller's Excello Records released it as a single in June 1966 and in October, the song became the lead track for Slim Harpo's 1966 album Baby Scratch My Back, which was a long-term release in Excello's catalogue.[1]
Quick Facts Single by Slim Harpo, B-side ...
"Shake Your Hips" | ||||
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Single by Slim Harpo | ||||
B-side | "Midnight Blues" | |||
Released | June 1966 (1966-06) | |||
Recorded | February 1966 | |||
Studio | J. D. Miller, Crowley, Louisiana | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Length | 2:23 | |||
Label | Excello | |||
Songwriter(s) | James Moore a.k.a. Slim Harpo | |||
Producer(s) | J. D. Miller | |||
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Slim Harpo biographer Martin Hawkins describes it as a "dance-instruction song [with a] fast-paced, hypnotic shoeshine beat".[1] He notes contributions by Lazy Lester on percussion and Katie Webster on organ.[1]