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"Coconut"
Single by Nilsson
from the album Nilsson Schmilsson
B-side
"The Moonbeam Song"
Released
June 1972 (1972)
Format
7" single
Recorded
1971 (1971)
Genre
Calypso
Length
3:52
Label
RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)
Harry Nilsson
Producer(s)
Richard Perry
Nilsson singles chronology
"Jump into the Fire"
(1972) "Coconut"
(1972) "You're Breakin' My Heart"
(1972)
"Jump into the Fire"
(1972) "Coconut"
(1972) "You're Breakin' My Heart"
(1972)
"Coconut" is a novelty song written and first recorded by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson, released as the third single from his 1971 album, Nilsson Schmilsson. It was on the U.S. Billboard charts for 14 weeks, reaching #8,[1] and was ranked by Billboard as the #66 song for 1972. It charted minorly in the UK, reaching #42.[2] "Coconut" did best in Canada, where it peaked at #5.[3] It was used in the films Reservoir Dogs and Practical Magic.
In 1998, a cover version was released by Australian singer Dannii Minogue as a single, peaking at #62 on the ARIA singles chart.
Contents
1 Lyrics
2 Music
3 Personnel
4 Chart history
4.1 Weekly charts
4.2 Year-end charts
5 Dannii Minogue version
6 Other versions
7 References
8 External links
Lyrics[edit]
The lyrics feature four characters (the narrator, the brother, the sister, and the doctor), three of whom (narrator, sister, and doctor) are sung in different voices by Nilsson[citation needed]. The song describes a story in which a girl has a stomachache and calls her doctor who prescribes her the same drink that gave her the stomachache. With the help of her brother, they concoct a beverage consisting of lime and coconut. When the sister calls the doctor late at night, the doctor (annoyed at being awakened by such a complaint) laughs her off and recommends that she "put the lime in the coconut and drink 'em both together"—then call him in the morning.
Music[edit]
There are no chord changes in the song: an arpeggiated C7th accompanies the song.
Personnel[edit]
According to the 1971 LP credits:[4]
Harry Nilsson – vocals
Caleb Quaye – guitar
Ian Duck – acoustic guitar
Herbie Flowers – bass
Jim Gordon – drums, percussion
Roger Pope – drums
Chart history[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1972)
Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[5] 5
UK (OCC) 42
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 8
US Cash Box Top 100[7] 12
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1972)
Rank
Canada[8] 55
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 66
US Cash Box[10] 87
Dannii Minogue version[edit]
"Coconut"
Single by Dannii Minogue
from the album Girl
B-side
"Everybody Changes Underwater"
"Heaven Can Wait"
"Someone New"
Released
November 16, 1998 (1998-11-16)
Format
CD single
Recorded
1994-1995
Genre
Dance-pop
techno-pop
Length
4:50
Label
WEA
Songwriter(s)
Harry Nilsson
Producer(s)
Flexifinger
(Original vocal production: DNA)
Dannii Minogue singles chronology
"Disremembrance"
(1998) "Coconut"
(1998) "Everlasting Night"
(1999)
"Disremembrance"
(1998) "Coconut"
(1998) "Everlasting Night"
(1999)
Dannii Minogue recorded the song in 1994 with UK dance producers DNA. When Minogue parted ways with Mushroom Records in 1995 and signed to Eternal Records in 1996, she had the track remixed by producers Flexifinger.
The track was originally used as a hidden bonus track on her third album Girl. It was subsequently released in Australia on November 16, 1998 as the fourth and final single from that album, peaking at #62 on the ARIA singles chart upon its debut, on the chart dated week commencing 23 November 1998.[11]
In 2009, the original version of "Coconut" was made available on the compilation The 1995 Sessions.
Other versions[edit]
Other cover versions of the song have been recorded by the Baha Men, Fred Schneider (on the "Everybody Sings Nilsson" tribute album), Lazlo Bane (under the title "Lime in the Coconut")[12], Sprung Monkey, P.M. Dawn, and, according to a Nilsson website, the Alice Cooper Band.[citation needed]
Flip Wilson (in his role of Geraldine Jones) covered this song in a fourth season episode of his variety show along with Harry Belafonte.
Kermit the Frog and other Muppet characters covered the song in a sketch on The Muppet Show (as part of episode 4.10, with guest Kenny Rogers). The scene showed Kermit in a hospital bed, having hurt his flipper after slipping on some oil on the floor in the theater, joining hospital staff singing the song as the room developed a jungle theme.[13]
The song was also used in commercials for Coca-Cola with Lime.[14]These ads are set in a Coke factory and a corporate boardroom and feature various people incorrectly singing the line as "you put the lime in the Coke, you nut!"
Fred Schneider performed the song on Late Night with Conan O'Brien[citation needed] after the release of the 1995 "Everybody Sings Nilsson" tribute album, for which the song was the lead single. He was joined on the show by the track's producer Richard Barone of The Bongos on lead guitar.
The Baha Men (portraying the "Ha-Ha Men") covered the song in the ChalkZone episode "The Smooch".
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Billboard Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). p. 458. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
Jump up ^ UK Official Charts, 27 September 1969
Jump up ^ RPM Top Singles, September 9, 1972
Jump up ^ Nilsson Schmilsson (CD booklet: reproduced 1971 LP sleeve). Harry Nilsson. BMG Entertainment. 2000.
Jump up ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 2, 1972
Jump up ^ "Best of 1972 songs and music, on". Musicandyears.com. 12 November 2010. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
Jump up ^ Musicoutfitters.com
Jump up ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 30, 1972
Jump up ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart: Week Commencing 23 Nov 1998". Australian Record Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
Jump up ^ "Lazlo Bane's Guilty Pleasures". cdbaby.com. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
Jump up ^ Coates, Tyler (January 7, 2015). "10 Essential Musical Moments From 'The Muppet Show'". Decider. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB4V860YojE
External links[edit]
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Officer of the court
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In the United States, the generic term officer of the court (not to be confused with court officers) is applied to all those who, in some degree in function of their professional or similar qualifications, have a legal part—and hence legal and deontological obligations—in the complex functioning of the judicial system as a whole, in order to forge justice out of the application of the law and the simultaneous pursuit of the legitimate interests of all parties and the general good of society.
They can be divided into the following functional groups; in most case various synonyms and parallels exist as well as a variety of operational variations, depending on the jurisdiction and the changes in relevant legislation:
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2 Investigation and expertise
3 Services to the parties
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Court proper[edit]
Foremost those who make the decisions that determine the course of justice and its outcome:
judges, magistrates and arbitrators,
prosecutors,
attorneys for each party - the Supreme Court of the United States held in Ex parte Garland[1] that "Attorneys and counselors are not officers of the United States; they are officers of the court, admitted as such by its order upon evidence of their possessing sufficient legal learning and fair private character." In some jurisdictions, such as England and Wales, independent advocates such as barristers are not officers of the court.[citation needed]
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These are, like the accidental witness, though not in chief of accidental access to relevant information but through their skills, experience and equipment, used to provide information to the actual decision makers above.
coroners, medical examiners, and other medical experts.
other judicial experts in various fields, such as state certified appraisers, certified public accountants and other professionally licensed or certified persons retained by the parties to give expert advice, the testimony and exhibits of which is admitted by the Court.
amici curiae is a term for other persons consulted by the court.
marshals, sheriffs, constables, and other kinds of peace officers
Services to the parties[edit]
Bail bondsmen, who may however undertake action to capture an absconding client.
Interpreters/translators are generally considered officers of the court. They render their services to the parties in the interests of the court proceedings. There are interpreters who may be employed on a permanent basis by courts to act as interpreters when called upon, e.g. International Court of Justice and the European Court of Justice. In some jurisdictions, interpreters may also be deemed as officers of the court pro tempore. Court interpreters and translators have an absolute ethical duty to tell judges the truth and avoid evasion.
Court-appointed special advocates in some jurisdictions are considered officers of the court.
Process servers carry out service of process. In some jurisdictions they are appointed by a court and are considered appointed officers of the court.
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Officer of the United States
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Tony! Toni! Toné!
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Tony! Toni! Toné!
Origin
Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres
R&B, soul, neo soul, new jack swing
Years active
1988–1997
2003–present
Labels
Grass Roots Entertainment
Wing, Mercury Records
Associated acts
Lucy Pearl, Joi
Members
Dwayne Wiggins
Timothy Christian Riley
Amar Khalil
Past members
Raphael Saadiq
Elijah Baker
Carl Wheeler
Randall Wiggins
Antron Haile
Tony! Toni! Toné! is an American soul/R&B group from Oakland, California, popular during the late 1980s and early to mid-1990s. During the band's heyday, it was composed of Dwayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Raphael Saadiq (born Charles Ray Wiggins) on lead vocals and bass, and their cousin Timothy Christian Riley on drums and keyboards. Other members were Elijah Baker, Carl Wheeler, Randall Wiggins, and Amar Khalil, who is the current lead singer of the group, and Antron Haile.
Originally, the band went by "Tony, Toni, Toné" as a joke, until they realized it had a nice ring to it.[1]
After their debut album Who?[2] in 1988 followed by The Revival in 1990, the group achieved their greatest commercial success with the double platinum certified Sons of Soul in 1993.[3][4] Tony! Toni! Toné! disbanded after the release of their fourth album House of Music (1996), which critics cite as their greatest work.[5][6]
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2 Other endeavors
3 Reunions
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4.1 Studio albums
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4.3.1 As featured artist
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
History[edit]
Amir Khalil of Tony! Toni! Toné! performing in Louisville, Kentucky, 2012
Their first album, Who?, produced and co-written by Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy, was released in 1988. The album went gold and had several hit singles. The first of these, "Little Walter" went to #1 on the R&B charts. The next three singles, "Born Not To Know", "For The Love Of You" and "Baby Doll" were all Top 10 R&B singles.
The group's second album The Revival was released in 1990 and reached platinum status. The album spawned several #1 R&B hits with "It Never Rains (In Southern California)", "Feels Good", "The Blues", and "Whatever You Want" all topping the R&B charts. "Feels Good" was the group's first single to breach the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and went gold.
The single "Me & You" appears on the soundtrack to the motion picture Boyz n the Hood.
In 1993 the group released their third studio album, Sons of Soul. The album went double platinum and had hit singles "If I Had No Loot" which hit #7 on the Hot 100, "Anniversary" which reached #10 on the Hot 100, and "(Lay Your Head on My) Pillow" which reached #4 on the R&B charts.
Following the release of Sons of Soul, the group was a part of the R&B supergroup Black Men United, along with Silk and H-Town. The song "U Will Know" appeared on the soundtrack for the movie Jason's Lyric.
In 1996, the group released their final studio album to date, House of Music. The album lacked the strong singles of earlier entries, only getting "Thinking Of You" & "Let's Get Down" into the top 10 on the R&B charts, with "Thinking Of You" hitting #22 on the Hot 100. The album reached platinum status.
Tony! Toni! Toné!, with Amar Khalil singing lead vocals (in place of Saadiq), has been touring since late 1998.
Other endeavors[edit]
Raphael Saadiq released his first solo effort, the Top 20 Billboard hit "Ask of You" for the Higher Learning soundtrack, in 1995. Around the same time, Saadiq became a much-sought-after R&B producer, scoring hits for D'Angelo, Total, The Roots, and others. Later in the 2000s, he started a solo career, releasing two albums: Instant Vintage (2002) and Ray Ray (2004). Regarding changing his surname to 'Saadiq' for a solo career, in February 2009 Raphael stated to noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul: "I just wanted to have my own identity".[7]
Lucy Pearl was an R&B supergroup formed in 1999 as the brainchild of Raphael Saadiq. The other members of Lucy Pearl were Dawn Robinson (En Vogue) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest). They released their self-titled debut album in 2000. After two singles, "Dance Tonight" and "Don't Mess with My Man", Dawn Robinson left and was replaced by Joi. The new line-up released the track "Without You". The group split up shortly after, releasing no other material.
In 2005, D'wayne Wiggins became the band leader for the Weekends at the D.L. television show hosted by comedian D. L. Hughley, which aired on the Comedy Central cable network until 2006.
D'wayne Wiggins solo album, Eyes Never Lie, was a disappointment only selling approximately 150,000 units despite its acclaim as some of the most innovative writing and artistry from the Tony's founder.[citation needed]
Reunions[edit]
In 2003, members of Tony! Toni! Toné!, except for Saadiq, were invited by Alicia Keys to be guest artists on her album The Diary of Alicia Keys. The song that resulted from that session was called "Diary", and when it was released as a single in the fall of 2004, it gave them their first Top 10 US hit in eleven years.
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
Year
Album details
Peak chart positions
Certifications
US
[8]
US R&B
[8]
AUS
[9]
CAN
[10]
UK
[11]
1988 Who?
First studio album
Release date: April 18, 1988
Label: Wing
69 14 — — —
RIAA: Gold[4]
1990 The Revival
Second studio album
Release date: May 8, 1990
Label: Wing
34 4 — — —
RIAA: Platinum[4]
1993 Sons of Soul
Third studio album
Release date: June 22, 1993
Label: Wing, Mercury
24 3 68 70 66
RIAA: 2× Platinum[4]
1996 House of Music
Fourth studio album
Release date: November 19, 1996
Label: Mercury
32 10 — — —
RIAA: Platinum[4]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums[edit]
Year
Album details
Peak positions
US
R&B
[8]
1997 Hits
First studio album
Release date: November 4, 1997
Label: Mercury
54
2001 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tony! Toni! Toné!
Second studio album
Release date: August 14, 2001
Label: Motown
—
2011 Icon
Third studio album
Release date: March 1, 2011
Label: Mercury
—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles[edit]
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
Certifications
Album
US
[8][12]
US
R&B
[8]
US
Dan
[8]
AUS
[9]
CAN
[10]
FRA
[13]
GER
[14]
NLD
[15]
NZ
[16]
UK
[11]
1988 "Little Walter" 47 1 43 — — — — — — — Who?
"Born Not to Know" — 4 — — — — — — — —
"Baby Doll" — 5 44 — — — — — — —
1989 "For the Love of You" — 6 — — — — — — — —
1990 "The Blues" 46 1 43 — — — — — 23 92 The Revival
"Feels Good" 9 1 3 89 68 — — — 8 85
RIAA: Gold[4]
"Oakland Stroke" — — — — — — — — 48 50
"It Never Rains (In Southern California)" 34 1 — — — — — — — 69
1991 "Whatever You Want" 48 1 — — — — — — — —
"House Party II (I Don't Know What You Come to Do)" — 19 — — — — — — — — House Party 2 (soundtrack)
"Me and You" [A] — 27 — — — — — — — — Boyz n the Hood
1993 "If I Had No Loot" 7 8 45 12 17 47 51 19 8 44
RIAA: Gold[4]
ARIA: Gold[17]
Sons of Soul
"Anniversary" 10 2 — 70 44 — — — 16 —
RIAA: Gold[4]
1994 "(Lay Your Head on My) Pillow" 31 4 — — — — — — — —
"Leavin" 82 41 — — — — — — 30 —
"My Ex-Girlfriend" — — — — — — — — — 76
"Slow Wine" 107 21 — — — — — — — —
"Bounce Around" - - - - - - - - - - The Mask
1996 "Let's Get Down" — 5 — — — — — — 8 33 House of Music
1997 "Thinking of You" 22 — — — — — — 36 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Note
A Did not chart on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts (Billboard rules at the time prevented album cuts from charting). Chart peak listed represents the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.
As featured artist[edit]
Year
Single
Artist
Peak chart positions
Album
US
[8]
US
R&B
[8]
US
Dan
[8]
2004 "Diary" Alicia Keys 8 2 1 The Diary of Alicia Keys
See also[edit]
List of number-one dance hits (United States)
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Specials : OTA Live : Raphael Saadiq (Live Interview) 1/4
Jump up ^ Wynn, Ron. "Tony! Toni! Toné! – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
Jump up ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sons of Soul – Tony! Toni! Toné!". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "US Certifications > Tony! Toni! Toné!". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
Jump up ^ Christgau, Robert (October 2008). "Inside Music: Consumer Guide". MSN Music. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
Jump up ^ Schruers, Fred; et al. (November 1, 2004). Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition. Simon & Schuster. p. 818. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
Jump up ^ Raphael Saadiq interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' May 2009
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "US Charts > Tony! Toni! Toné!". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
^ Jump up to: a b Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
Top 50 peaks: "AUS Charts > Tony! Toni! Toné!". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
"Feels Good" and "Sons of Soul": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
"Anniversary": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 30 Jan 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
^ Jump up to: a b "CAN Charts > Tony! Toni! Toné!". RPM. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
^ Jump up to: a b "UK Charts > Tony! Toni! Toné!". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
Jump up ^ US Billboard Hot 100 Bubbling Under chart peak for 'Slow Wine': "UKmix > Forums > Chart Chat > Chart Analysis > Page 263 > Chart runs for Tony! Toni! Toné!". imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
Jump up ^ "FRA Charts > Tony! Toni! Toné!". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
Jump up ^ "GER Charts > Tony! Toni! Toné!". Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
Jump up ^ "NLD Charts > Tony! Toni! Toné!". MegaCharts. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
Jump up ^ "NZ Charts > Tony! Toni! Toné!". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
Jump up ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 30 Jan 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
External links[edit]
Tony! Toni! Toné! at AllMusic
Dwayne P. Wiggins on IMDb
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Who? (1988)
The Revival (1990)
Sons of Soul (1993)
House of Music (1996)
Singles
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"The Blues"
"Feels Good"
"It Never Rains (In Southern California)"
"Whatever You Want"
"House Party II (I Don't Know What You Come to Do)"
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The Way I See It (2008)
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Tony! Toni! Toné!
Who? (1988)
The Revival (1990)
Sons of Soul (1993)
House of Music (1996)
Hits (1997)
The Best of Tony! Toni! Toné! (2001)
Lucy Pearl
Lucy Pearl (2000)
Solo singles
"Ask of You" (1995)
"Get Involved" (1999)
"Be Here" (2002)
"Still Ray" (2002)
"Rifle Love" (2004)
"Chic Like You" (2004)
"I Want You Back" (2004)
"Love That Girl" (2008)
"100 Yard Dash" (2009)
"Never Give You Up" (2009)
"Let's Take a Walk" (2009)
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