Peak
7
Weeks
14
Score
2,206
Chart Year
1967
Backing vocals were provided on this by harmony kings The Tokens. Barry James Keefer (aka Keith) told Mojo magazine June 2008 about this effervescent celebration of the joys of love: "I had very little hope it would be a success. I was talking to my girlfriend after that session, saying I couldn't believe I had just recorded a song with a number related to a person's body temperature." Keefer first recorded with The Admirations, when he was originally called Keif. His name was changed to Keith when it was noted that Keif was too close to the Moroccan word for cannabis. The Admirations' sole single flopped in 1965, but their producer Jerry Ross, who produced Bobby Hebb's hit "Sunny", didn't forget Keith and led him to #39 in the US charts with "Ain't Gonna Lie." This song was the follow-up and became an international hit. Keith later spent a couple of years as the vocalist in Frank Zappa's band.
Good mornin' sun, I say it's good to see you shinin' I know, my baby brought you to me She kissed me yesterday, hello to silver linin' Got spring and summer running through me Hey, 98.6, it's good to have you back again Oh, hey, 98.6, her lovin' is the medicine That saved me, oh, I love my baby Hey everybody on the street, I see you smilin' Must be because I found my baby You know, she's got me on another kind of highway I want to go to where it takes me Hey, 98.6, it's good to have you back again Oh, hey, 98.6, her lovin' is the medicine That saved me, oh, I love my baby You know, she's got me on another kind of highway I want to go to where it takes me Hey, 98.6, it's good to have you back again Oh, hey, 98.6, her lovin' is the medicine That saved me, oh, I love my baby
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec 10, 1966 | 90 | 36 |
| 2 | Dec 17, 1966 | 73 | 53 |
| 3 | Dec 24, 1966 | 57 | 69 |
| 4 | Dec 31, 1966 | 47 | 79 |
| 5 | Jan 7, 1967 | 37 | 89 |
| 6 | Jan 14, 1967 | 25 | 101 |
| 7 | Jan 21, 1967 | 14 | 112 |
| 8 | Jan 28, 1967 | 11 | 115 |
| 9 | Feb 4, 1967 | 8 | 118 |
| 10 | Feb 11, 1967 | 7 | 119 |
| 11 | Feb 18, 1967 | 7 | 119 |
| 12 | Feb 25, 1967 | 12 | 114 |
| 13 | Mar 4, 1967 | 25 | 101 |
| 14 | Mar 11, 1967 | 49 | 77 |