Annie Had a Baby

"Annie Had a Baby"
"Annie Had a Baby"
Song
B-side	"She's the One"

"Annie Had a Baby" is a 1954 rhythm and blues song written by Henry Glover (co-credited to 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. "Annie Had a Baby" was also a number one hit on the 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]

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 44.
^ "King of the Queen City: the story of King Records - Jon Hartley Fox - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-01-14.

Preceded by "Oh What a Dream" by Ruth Brown	Billboard R&B Best Sellers in Stores number-one single September 25, 1954	Succeeded by "Oh What a Dream" by Ruth Brown

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[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 44.

[2] "King of the Queen City: the story of King Records - Jon Hartley Fox - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-01-14.

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