"My Name Is Jack" | ||||
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Single by Manfred Mann | ||||
B-side | "There Is a Man" | |||
Released | 7 June 1968 | |||
Recorded | March 1968 | |||
Studio | Trident, London [1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:50 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | John Simon | |||
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Manfred Mann singles chronology | ||||
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"My Name Is Jack" is a song written by American record producer John Simon [2] and released as a single by British group Manfred Mann in 1968. [3] Their version reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. [4] It became an international Top 10 hit, but only reached number 104 in the US. [5]
The lyrics and music were written by John Simon, and his own version was included on the soundtrack of the 1968 film You Are What You Eat. [2] The song tells the story of a resident of the " Greta Garbo Home for Wayward Boys and Girls", which was the nickname of a real hostel, the Kirkland Hotel, in San Francisco, where part of the movie was filmed. [6] [7] [8] Formerly the Kashu Hotel, the building became dilapidated and was demolished, and the Christ United Presbyterian Church was opened on the site in 1975. [9]
The song was recorded at one of the first high-profile sessions at the newly constructed Trident Studios in London, [1] which would later become renowned for its use by such artists as the Beatles, David Bowie, Queen, and others.
Chart (1968) | Peak position |
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Austria | 1 |
Australia ( Go-Set) [11] | 10 |
Australia ( Kent Music Report) | 7 |
Canada RPM Top Singles [12] | 27 |
Finland ( Suomen Virallinen) [13] | 33 |
Germany | 7 |
Ireland ( IRMA) [14] | 13 |
Netherlands | 16 |
New Zealand ( Listener) [15] | 10 |
UK Singles Chart [4] | 8 |
U.S. Billboard [5] | 104 |