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"Baby Get Lost" is a July 1949 single by Dinah Washington (Mercury 8148). The song was written by Leonard Feather, but credited to Billy Moore, Jr. This was Dinah Washington's second number one on the R&B chart, where it stayed at the top for two weeks. The B-side, "Long John Blues", made it to number three on the R&B chart soon after.

Other Recordings

• "Baby Get Lost" was also recorded by Billie Holiday, issued in September 1949 (Decca 24726) as the B-side to "Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do".
• Queen Latifah covered the song on her jazz album, The Dana Owens Album.

References

1. Mercury Records Discography - 1948
2. "Article by Steven Lasker". Ladyday.net. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 611.
4. Billie Holiday Vinyl Discography. Archived 2010-07-02 at the Wayback Machine

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