Wonderful Baby
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| "Wonderful Baby" | ||||
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| File:Wonderful Baby - Don McLean.jpg | ||||
| 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
| Weekly singles chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [3] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [4] | 93 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 94 |
Cover versions
- Fred Astaire[5]
See also
References
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- ↑ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3972&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3972.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3972
- ↑ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3972&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3972.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3972
- ↑ [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]
- ↑ The Complete London Sessions - Fred Astaire, Review and track listing, AllMusic
| Preceded by | 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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