John & Ernest Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

John & Ernest were an American novelty song ensemble, composed of Jéan Free and Ernest Smith. They scored a hit single in 1973 with the record "Super Fly Meets Shaft", which hit #31 on the Top 40. The record consisted of lines from popular songs of the day, which tell a story about the main characters from the movies Super Fly and Shaft. The record is done in the style of Dickie Goodman, who produced the hit. John & Ernest... [more on Wikipedia]

John & Ernest began charting in 1973 with Superfly Meets Shaft.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.

Top songs: #1: Superfly Meets Shaft - #2: Soul President Number One
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  1973
1.
04/1973
#1  Superfly Meets Shaft
John & Ernest greentick

41 pts
31
US
17
R&B
[novelty]
[Rainy Wednesday 201]
written by Dickie Goodman & James Passantino
2.
08/1973
#2  Soul President Number One
John & Ernest greentick

1 pts


78
R&B
[novelty]
[Rainy Wednesday 203]
written by Dickie Goodman & M. Apatow


See also...

Ernest Smith • John Free


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