Thank You Pretty Baby

"Thank You Pretty Baby"
Single by Brook Benton
from the album Golden Hits
B-side	"With All of My Heart"
Released	June 1959
Recorded	1959
Genre	Soul
Length	2:19
Label	Mercury
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

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]

References

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.