| "Annie Had a Baby" | ||||
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| Single byThe Midnighters | ||||
| B-side | "She's the One" | |||
| Released | 1954 (1954) | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
| Label | Federal 12195 | |||
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"Annie Had a Baby" is a 1954rhythm and blues song, written byHenry Glover andLois Mann and recorded byThe Midnighters. The single was one of manyanswer songs to "Work with Me, Annie", a previous hit for The Midnighters. Like its predecessor, "Annie Had a Baby" was also anumber one hit on the USBillboardR&Bchart.[1] A credible inspiration for this song was when aLos AngelesDJ played "Work with Me, Annie", then joked about a follow-up record titled "Annie Had a Baby", which causedKing Records to receive orders for the then non-existing single. So the song was composed, recorded and released to fill the orders.[2]
The record sold in excess of one million copies.[3]
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