Ginger Bread (song)

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"Ginger Bread"
Single by Frankie Avalon
B-side "Blue Betty"
Released June 23, 1958
Genre Pop
Length2:05
Label Chancellor Records 1021
Songwriter(s) Clint Ballard, Jr., Hank Hunter
Producer(s) Peter De Angelis
Frankie Avalon singles chronology
"You Excite Me"
(1958)		"Ginger Bread"
(1958)		"What Little Girl" / "I'll Wait for You"
(1958)

"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. [1]

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The song was ranked #100 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1958. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Frankie Avalon, "Ginger Bread" Chart Positions Retrieved April 16, 2014
  2. ↑ Frankie Avalon, "Ginger Bread" Single Release Retrieved April 16, 2014
  3. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 Songs of 1958 - Year End Charts" . Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  4. ↑ Rusty Draper, "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" Single Release Retrieved April 16, 2014
  5. ↑ Johnny Worth, "Western Movies" Single Release Retrieved April 16, 2014
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