Pony Time
"Pony Time" is a song written by Don Covay and John Berry (a member of Covay's earlier vocal group, "the Rainbows"), and originally recorded in 1960 by Covay with his group "the Goodtimers".
| "Pony Time" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Chubby Checker | ||||
| B-side | "Oh Susannah" | |||
| Released | January 1961 | |||
| Recorded | 1960 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 2:27 | |||
| Label | Parkway 818 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Covay, John Berry | |||
| Chubby Checker singles chronology | ||||
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The song achieved greater success when it was recorded by Chubby Checker the following year, becoming his second US #1 (after his 1960 single "The Twist"). Chubby Checker's recording of "Pony Time" was also a number one hit on the R&B charts.
The "Boogety Shoe" phrase was used in Barry Mann's hit song "Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" (1961).
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