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Ginger Bread (song)

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B-side
  
"Blue Betty"

Genre
  
Pop

Released
  
June 23, 1958

Length
  
2:05

Label
  
Chancellor Records 1021

Writer(s)
  
Clint Ballard, Jr., Hank Hunter

"Ginger Bread" is a song written by Clint Ballard, Jr. and Hank Hunter and performed by Frankie Avalon. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Top 100, #10 on the R&B chart, and #30 in the UK in 1958.

The song was arranged by Peter De Angelis. The backing vocals on the song was by the band The Four Dates.

The song was ranked #100 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1958.

Other versions

  • Rusty Draper released a version as the B-side to his single "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" in Australia in 1958.
  • Johnny Worth released a version as the B-side to his single "Western Movies" in the UK in 1958.

    • References

    Ginger Bread (song) Wikipedia
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