Wonderful Baby
"Wonderful Baby" | ||||
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Single by Don McLean | ||||
from the album Homeless Brother | ||||
B-side | "Birthday Song" | |||
Released | June 1975 | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:00 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Writer(s) | Don McLean | |||
Producer(s) | Joel Dunn | |||
Don McLean singles chronology | ||||
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"Wonderful Baby" is a song written and originally recorded by Don McLean. It is a track on his album, Homeless Brother, and a tribute to Fred Astaire. The single peaked at number ninety-three on the Billboard Hot 100 and became McLean's second and last number one on the Easy Listening chart.[1] "Wonderful Baby" also reached number one on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.[2]
Chart performance
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [2] | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 93 |
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[4] | 1 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 94 |
Cover versions
- Fred Astaire[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 166.
- 1 2 "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ↑ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1975-05-31. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ↑ The Complete London Sessions - Fred Astaire, Review and track listing, AllMusic
External links
Preceded by "99 Miles From L.A." by Albert Hammond |
Billboard Easy Listening number-one single May 30, 1975 (one week) |
Succeeded by "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain & Tennille |
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