Come on Down to My Boat

"Come on Down to My Boat"
Single by Every Mother's Son
from the album Every Mother's Son
B-side	"I Believe in You"
Released	April 22, 1967
Genre	Pop rock
Length	2:33
Label	MGM
Writer(s)	Jerry Goldstein, Wes Farrell
Producer(s)	Wes Farrell
Every Mother's Son singles chronology
"Come on Down to My Boat" (1967) "Put Your Mind at Ease" (1967)

"Come on Down to My Boat" is a song written by Jerry Goldstein and Wes Farrell and performed by Every Mother's Son. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967.^[1] The song appeared on their 1967 album, Every Mother's Son, but was titled on the album as "Come and Take a Ride in My Boat".^[2]

The song was produced by Wes Farrell.^[3]

The song was ranked #22 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1967.^[4]

Other versions

• The Rare Breed released a version as a single entitled "Come and Take a Ride in My Boat" in September 1966.^[5]
• Lee Curtis and the All-Stars released a version as a single in 1967 in Germany.^[6]
• Los Shippys, (a.k.a. Los Shippy's) psychedelic garage rock band recorded in Mexico a Spanish-language version entitled "Vamos en mi lancha" on their 9/1967 album "Los Shippys" (Discos Capitol de Mexico).^[7]
• The Royal Guardsmen released a version on their 1968 album, Snoopy for President.^[8]
• The Stepford Husbands released a version as a single entitled "Come and Take a Ride in My Boat" in 1993.^[9]
• Jayne County released a version on her 1995 album, Deviation.^[10]
• The Untamed Youth released a version on their 2002 album, Major Chaos!.^[11]

In media

• The song was used in the 1967 film, The Karate Killers.
• The song was used on the talk radio program The War Room with Quinn and Rose.
• "Come on Down to My Boat" was the first song played on Radio Newyork International in 1987.

References

1. Every Mother's Son, "Come on Down to My Boat" Chart Positions Retrieved February 8, 2014
2. Every Mother's Son, Every Mother's Son Retrieved February 8, 2014
3. Every Mother's Son, "Come on Down to My Boat" single release Retrieved February 8, 2014
4. "Billboard Top 100 - 1967". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
5. The Rare Breed, "Come and Take a Ride in My Boat" single release Retrieved February 8, 2014
6. Lee Curtis and the All-Stars, "Come on Down to My Boat" single release Retrieved February 8, 2014
8. The Royal Guardsmen, Snoopy for President Retrieved February 8, 2014
9. The Stepford Husbands, "Come and Take a Ride in My Boat" single release Retrieved February 8, 2014
10. Jayne County, Deviation Retrieved February 8, 2014
11. The Untamed Youth, Major Chaos! Retrieved February 8, 2014