Boogie Body Land

"Boogie Body Land"
"Boogie Body Land"
Single by The Bar-Kays
Released	1980
Length	5:51 (12" version)
Label	Mercury 45-76088 (US)
Songwriter(s)	Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Larry Dodson, Lloyd Smith, Mark Bynum, Michael Beard, Sherman Guy, Winston Stewart
Producer(s)	Allen Jones
The Bar-Kays singles chronology

"Boogie Body Land" is a song written by the band members of the Bar-Kays. It was released in 1980 by Mercury Records. "Boogie Body Land" was included in their 1980 album As One which was produced by Allen Jones. As a single it peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Black Singles and number 73 on the Dance chart. Lowest position was 74 on the latter.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Track listing[edit]

1980 releases[edit]

7" vinyl^[4]

US: Mercury / 45-76088

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Boogie Body Land"	4:11

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Running In And Out Of My Life"	4:44

Personnel[edit]

Performer: Bar-Kays
Songwriters: Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Larry Dodson, Lloyd Smith, Mark Bynum, Michael Beard, Sherman Guy, Winston Stewart

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (December 1980)	Peak position
US Billboard Black Singles^[2]^[3]	#7
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play^[1]^[3]	#73

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Billboard: Disco Top 100". Billboard. 92. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 27 Dec 27, 1980.
^ ^a ^b Holly George-Warren, Patricia Romanowski, Patricia Romanowski Bashe, Jon Pareles (2001). The Rolling stone encyclopedia of rock & roll (3rd ed.). California, U.S.: Fireside, 2003. p. 48. ISBN 0-7432-0120-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Discography: Bar-Kays on Allmusic". Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
^ ""Boogie Body Land" (Mercury) on Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-08-26.

[DecBill-1] "Billboard: Disco Top 100". Billboard. 92. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 27 Dec 27, 1980.

[boook-2] Holly George-Warren, Patricia Romanowski, Patricia Romanowski Bashe, Jon Pareles (2001). The Rolling stone encyclopedia of rock & roll (3rd ed.). California, U.S.: Fireside, 2003. p. 48. ISBN 0-7432-0120-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[OMG-3] "Discography: Bar-Kays on Allmusic". Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-08-26.

[Discogs-4] ""Boogie Body Land" (Mercury) on Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-08-26.

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v t e Bar-Kays
James Alexander Larry Dodson Vernon Burch Ronnie Caldwell Ben Cauley Carl Cunningham Ronnie Gorden Willie Hall Harvey Henderson Phalon Jones Larry Smith Charles "Scoops" Allen Jimmie King Lloyd Smith Michael Toles Marcus Price Angelo Earl Winston Stewart Frank Thompson
Studio albums	Soul Finger (1967) Coldblooded (1974) Too Hot to Stop (1976) Flying High on Your Love (1977) Money Talks (1978) Light of Life (1978) Injoy (1979) As One (1980) Nightcruising (1981) Propositions (1982) Dangerous (1984) Animal (1989)
Singles	"Soul Finger" "Boogie Body Land"
Related albums	Hot Buttered Soul (1969)