"Thank You Pretty Baby" | ||||
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Single by Brook Benton | ||||
from the album Golden Hits | ||||
B-side | "With All of My Heart" | |||
Released | June 1959 | |||
Recorded | 1959 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 2:19 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Songwriter(s) | Brook Benton, Clyde Otis | |||
Brook Benton singles chronology | ||||
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"Thank You Pretty Baby" is 1959 R&B/pop hit by Brook Benton. The song was written by Brook Benton and Clyde Otis.
Chart performance
The single was the second release for Benton as solo artist to reach number one on the R&B charts. It held the top spot for four weeks. "Thank You Pretty Baby" was a successful crossover hit, peaking at number sixteen on the Billboard Hot 100. In Canada it reached number nineteen.
Cover version
- The track was covered by Curley Bridges on his 1999 album, Keys to the Blues.
References
- "THANK YOU PRETTY BABY (Legal Title) : BMI Work #1476353". Repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 54.
- "CHUM Hit Parade - August 24, 1959".
- "Curley Bridges". WhoSampled.com. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- "Keys to the Blues - Curley Bridges | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
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