Mississippi Squirrel Revival

"Mississippi Squirrel Revival"
Single by Ray Stevens
from the album He Thinks He's Ray Stevens
B-side "Ned Nostril"[1]
Released December 1984 (1984-12)
Format 7" single
Genre Country, novelty
Length 3:45
Label MCA
Writer(s) Cyrus "Buddy" Kalb, Carlene Kalb[1]
Producer(s) Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens singles chronology
"I'm Kissin' You Goodbye"
(1984)		 "Mississippi Squirrel Revival"
(1984)		 "It's Me Again, Margaret"
(1985)

"Mississippi Squirrel Revival" is a song by American country music singer Ray Stevens. It is a single from his 1984 album He Thinks He's Ray Stevens.

Content

The song is about an incident occurring in a church, where the narrator sneaks a squirrel into the church. The squirrel sneaks into patrons' clothing, causing them to jump around and inciting a revival.

History

Originally, the song was not intended to be a single, but it was rush-released due to three stations playing it. Stevens felt that is release would help re-establish him as a novelty artist after several unsuccessful albums mostly composed of serious material.[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1984-85) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 20[1]
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 32

References

  1. 1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 322. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
  2. ↑ "Stevens Nuts over 'Squirrel'". Billboard: 39, 42. December 8, 1984.
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