a 1966 single release by rufus and carla thomas was more simply titled as "birds and bees". bobby g. rice recorded "the birds and the bees" in 1971 to serve as b-side for his #33 c&w chart hit "suspicion", with "the birds and the bees" being featured on rice's 1972 debut album "hit after hit". "the birds and the bees" has also been recorded by the chicks, the defenders (), jan keizer, brenda lee, gary lewis & the playboys, dean martin, billy preston, sha na na and spooky and sue ().