Annie Had a Baby
"Annie Had a Baby" is a 1954 rhythm and blues song, written by Henry Glover and 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. Like its predecessor, "Annie Had a Baby" was also a number one hit on the US Billboard R&B chart. 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.
| "Annie Had a Baby" | ||||
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| Single by The Midnighters | ||||
| B-side | "She's the One" | |||
| Released | 1954 | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
| Label | Federal 12195 | |||
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The record sold in excess of one million copies.
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