Thank You Pretty Baby Explained

Thank You Pretty Baby
Type:	single
Artist:	Brook Benton
Album:	Golden Hits
B-Side:	With All of My Heart
Released:	June 1959
Recorded:	1959
Genre:	Soul
Length:	2:19
Label:	Mercury
Prev Title:	Endlessly
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	With All of My Heart
Next Year:	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

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

• The track was covered by Curley Bridges on his 1999 album, Keys to the Blues.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: THANK YOU PRETTY BABY (Legal Title) : BMI Work #1476353 . Repertoire.bmi.com . 2015-12-29.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 54.

3. Web site: CHUM Hit Parade - August 24, 1959.
4. Web site: Curley Bridges . WhoSampled.com . 2015-12-29.
5. Web site: Keys to the Blues - Curley Bridges | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2015-12-29.