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"Baby"
Song
B-side"I Do"

"Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" is a 1960 song written by Clyde Otis, Murray Stein and Brook Benton. It was originally recorded as a duet by Dinah Washington and Brook Benton. In their first collaboration, the single was very successful on both the pop and R&B charts. "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" reached #5 the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot R&B sides chart for ten weeks,[1] becoming one of the most successful R&B singles of the 1960s.

The single, with the song title styled "BABY (You've Got What It Takes)", included orchestra arranged and conducted by Belford Hendricks.

Charts

Chart (1960) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Pop Songs 5
US Billboard Hot R&B Sides 1

Covers

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 54.
  2. ^ Jerry Lee Lewis, I'm on Fire Retrieved March 17, 2012.
Preceded by Billboard Hot R&B Sides number-one single
February 8, 1960 – April 11, 1960 		Succeeded by


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