| "Annie Had a Baby" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Midnighters | ||||
| B-side | "She's the One" | |||
| Released | 1954 | |||
| Recorded | 1954 | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
| Label | Federal 12195 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| The Midnighters singles chronology | ||||
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"Annie Had a Baby" is a 1954 rhythm and blues song written by Henry Glover (co-credited to Lois Mann) and recorded by The Midnighters. The single was one of many answer songs to "Work With Me, Annie", a previous hit for The Midnighters. "Annie Had a Baby" was also a number one hit on the R&B chart.[1] A credible inspiration for this song was when a Los Angeles DJ played "Work With Me, Annie" then joked about a follow-up record titled "Annie Had a Baby" which caused King Records to receive orders for the then non-existing single. So the song was composed, recorded and released to fill the orders.[2]
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 44.
- ↑ Fox, Jon Hartley (October 2010). King of the Queen City: the story of King Records - Jon Hartley Fox - Google Books. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252091278. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
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