Mashed Potato (dance) the dance were hits, including "(Do the) Mashed Potatoes" by Nat Kendrick and the Swans (with vocals by Carlton "King" Coleman), "Mashed Potatoes U.S.A." by James Brown, and "Mashed Potato Time" and "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)", both by Dee Dee Sharp. In Australia the dance underwent a revival with Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs' version of "Mashed Potato" in 1964. The dance was also referred to in Connie Francis' 1962 hit "V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N" ("...we'll "Mashed Potato" to a jukebox tune..."), "Do You Love Me" by the Contours, "Let's Dance" by Chris Montez, "Harry the Hairy Ape" a 1963 Top-20 pop
Billboard Top Dance Hits Hot 100. Billboard Top Dance Hits Billboard Top Dance Hits is a series of compilation albums released by Rhino Records, compiling dance tracks from the 1970s and 1980s that were popular in discothèques and nightclubs during that period. Ten albums were released, each containing ten songs from a specific year from 1976 through 1985. The initial five albums, covering 1976 to 1980, were released on February 26, 1992. A second set of albums, covering 1981 to 1985, was released on June 16, 1998. Many tracks in the series reached the top 10 of the "Billboard" National Disco Action chart and