Four Jacks and a Jill is a South African folk rock ensemble. They originally formed in 1964 as The Zombies (without \"Jill\"). Later they added lead singer Glenys Lynne and changed the group's name to Four Jacks and a Jill. The group included Clive Harding (bass), Till Hanamann (guitar), Bruce Barks (guitar), and Tony Hughes (drums). In South Africa they had a hit in 1967 with \"Timothy\". In 1968 they cracked the American charts with the song \"Master Jack\", hitting the Billboard Hot 100 at #18 and reaching #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song also reached # 5 on Cashbox and went to #1 in South Africa, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Their follow-up single, \"Mr. Nico\", peaked at # 98 in the United States. That was their last hit in the U.S., but the group continued to score hits in South Africa.
This song is off the compilation album \"Record Express Dance Party\", released in 1966. The 7\" single release reached #2 on the South African Top 20 in 1966, charting for 11 weeks. It's a cover of a Brian Hyland song (\"Ginny Come Lately\") from 1962, which was a hit for Albert West in South Africa in 1973. Record Express was a monthly teenage magazine published in South Africa in the 1960s.
