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
Songwriter(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)

"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 Pascagoula, Mississippi church, where the narrator, a young boy at the time, 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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