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Thank You Pretty Baby

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"Thank You Pretty Baby"
Single by Brook Benton
from the album Golden Hits
B-side"With All of My Heart"
ReleasedJune 1959
Recorded1959
GenreSoul
Length2:19
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Brook Benton, Clyde Otis
Brook Benton singles chronology
"Endlessly"
(1959)
"Thank You Pretty Baby"
(1959)
"With All of My Heart"
(1959)

"Thank You Pretty Baby" is 1959 R&B/pop hit by Brook Benton. The song was written by Brook Benton and Clyde Otis.[1]

Chart performance

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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.[2] In Canada it reached number nineteen.[3]

Cover version

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References

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  1. ^ "THANK YOU PRETTY BABY (Legal Title) : BMI Work #1476353". Repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 54.
  3. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - August 24, 1959".
  4. ^ "Curley Bridges". WhoSampled.com. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  5. ^ "Keys to the Blues - Curley Bridges | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-29.