| Annie Had a Baby | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Midnighters |
| B-Side: | She's the One |
| Genre: | Rhythm and blues |
| Label: | Federal 12195 |
| Prev Title: | Sexy Ways |
| Prev Year: | 1954 |
| Next Title: | Auntie's Aunt Fannie |
| Next Year: | 1954 |
"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.[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]
The record sold in excess of one million copies.[3]