| "(Do the) Mashed Potatoes" | 
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| A-side | "(Do the) Mashed Potatoes (Part 1)" | 
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| B-side | "(Do the) Mashed Potatoes (Part 2)" | 
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| Released | February 1960 (1960-02) | 
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| Recorded | December 1959, Dukoff Studios, Miami, Fla. | 
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| Genre | R&B | 
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| Length | 
1:55 (Part 1)1:50 (Part 2)
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| Label | Dade 1804
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| Songwriter(s) | Dessie Rozier | 
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| "n.a." | "(Do the) Mashed Potatoes" (1960)
 | "Dish Rag" (1960)
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| "Mashed Potatoes" | 
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| A-side | "Mashed Potatoes (Part 1)" | 
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| B-side | "Mashed Potatoes (Part 2)" | 
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| Released | February 1962 (1962-02) | 
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| Genre | R&B | 
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| Length | 
2:25 (Part 1)2:15 (Part 2)
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| Label | Checker 1006 | 
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| Songwriter(s) | Dessie Rozier | 
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| "The Waiting's So Hard" (1961)
 | "Mashed Potatoes" (1962)
 | "My Friends" (1962)
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"(Do the) Mashed Potatoes" is a rhythm and blues instrumental. It was recorded by James Brown with his band in 1959 and released as a two-part single in 1960. For contractual reasons the recording was credited to "Nat Kendrick and the Swans".