Mickey's Monkey: The Song That Just Wouldn't Die

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If I'm not mistaken, there were a few singles between MICKEY'S MONKEY and COME ON DO THE JERK. I GOTTA DANCE TO KEEP FROM CRYING and I LIKE IT LIKE THAT come to mind.

The Miracles had FIVE 45s released on Tamla between "MICKEY'S MONKEY" and "COME ON DO THE JERK". They all charted except the special Christmas release to promote their Christmas LP. That time gap was over a year and a half. "MICKEY'S MONKEY's" sales had already run its course, and was already only being sold as an "oldie".

"COME ON DO THE JERK" was played the least of any Miracles' release since "Brokenhearted". I remember it being played on WVON only on the Lightest rotation for only a week, or so, and then dropped. Usually Miracles songs got the "hit treatment" from ALL R&B station DJs, [[and usually from MOST Pop DJs), from the start, - just because they were superstars. MOST "White" people I knew probably never even heard that song.