"Snap Your Fingers" | ||||
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Single by Joe Henderson | ||||
from the album Snap Your Fingers | ||||
B-side | "If You See Me Cry" | |||
Released | 1962 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | Todd | |||
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Producer(s) | Paul Cohen | |||
Joe Henderson singles chronology | ||||
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"Snap Your Fingers" is a song written by Grady Martin and Alex Zanetis. It was originally recorded by gospel singer Joe Henderson in 1962, whose version peaked at No. 2 on the R&B charts, and at No. 8 on the Hot 100. [1] "Snap Your Fingers" also peaked at No. 5 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
Following Henderson's original version, two renditions charted on the Hot Country Songs charts in the 1970s. The first was by Dick Curless, who took a version to number 40 in 1971. Three years later, a rendition by Don Gibson peaked at number 12. [2]
"Snap Your Fingers" | ||||
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Single by Ronnie Milsap | ||||
from the album Heart & Soul | ||||
B-side | "This Time Last Year" | |||
Released | 1987 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:03 | |||
Label | RCA Nashville | |||
Producer(s) | Rob Galbraith, Kyle Lehning | |||
Ronnie Milsap singles chronology | ||||
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In 1987, Ronnie Milsap's version was his 32nd number one on the country chart as a solo artist. His rendition appears on his 1987 album Heart & Soul .
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