Hi-Jack (1974 song)

"Hi-Jack"
Single by Barrabás
from the album ¡Soltad a Barrabás!
B-side "Lady Love"
Released 1974
Recorded 1973 - 1974
Genre Disco, Latin funk
Length 5:46
Label Ariola Records
Songwriter(s) Fernando Arbex

"Hi-Jack" is a 1974 song written by Spanish musician Fernando Arbex and originally recorded by the group Barrabás for their album ¡Soltad a Barrabás!. It was later a hit single for jazz flautist Herbie Mann.

Herbie Mann version

"Hi-Jack"
Single by Herbie Mann & Cissy Houston
from the album Discothèque
B-side "Lady Marmelade"
Released 1975
Genre Disco, Jazz-funk
Length 5:16
Label Atlantic Records
Songwriter(s) Fernando Arbex

Mann's recording of the song featured Cissy Houston on vocals and hit number one on the US Disco Action chart for three weeks in early 1975[1] and made the top 30 on the R&B and pop singles charts.[2]

In addition to Mann's version, the song has been covered many other artists (notably by Enoch Light) and the various versions have been sampled in songs by hip-hop artists, including The Beatnuts and Jennifer Lopez.

Chart positions (Herbie Mann version)

Chart (1975) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 14
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 24
U.S. Billboard Disco Action 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 356.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 375.
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