Annie Had a Baby
"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. 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.

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1954 songs
Answer songs
Hank Ballard songs
The Midnighters songs
Songs written by Henry Glover
1954 singles
Songs written by Syd Nathan
Joan Baez songs
Ike & Tina Turner songs
Federal Records singles