Don't Be Angry

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"Don't Be Angry"
Single by Nappy Brown
Released1955
Recorded1955
Genre R&B, soul, blues
Length2:24
Label Savoy
Songwriter(s) Nappy Brown, Rose Marie McCoy, Fred Mendelsohn
"Don't Be Angry"
Single by The Crew-Cuts
Released1955
Recorded1955
Genre Vocal pop, doo wop, R&B, traditional pop, jump blues, big band
Length2:11
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s) Nappy Brown, Rose Marie McCoy, Fred Mendelsohn
The Crew-Cuts singles chronology
"Sh-Boom"
(1954)
"Don't Be Angry"
(1955)
"Earth Angel"
(1955)

"Don't Be Angry" is a popular song written by Nappy Brown, Rose Marie McCoy, and Fred Mendelsohn and published in 1955. Brown released it in 1955, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart. [1] It also went to No. 25 on the US Best Seller list. [2]

The song opens with the gimmick vocal "So, l-l-l-l-l-l", a vibrato trick that Brown had picked up from listening to foreign radio stations. This trick became his trademark and was used in several subsequent recordings. [3]

Cover versions

References

  1. Obituary in The Independent
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 89.
  3. "Nappy Brown: Gospel singer who switched to rhythm 'n' blues and influenced James Brown and Otis Redding". www.independent.co.uk.
  4. "Discography on allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.