| "T'ain't Nothin' to Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Coasters | ||||
| from the album Apollo Saturday Night | ||||
| B-side | "Speedo's Back in Town" | |||
| Released | February 15, 1964 | |||
| Recorded | November 16, 1963 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 4:19 | |||
| Label | Atco 6287 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Pat Patterson | |||
| Producer(s) | Nesuhi Ertegun, Jerry Wexler | |||
| The Coasters singles chronology | ||||
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"T'ain't Nothin' to Me" is a song written by Pat Patterson and performed by The Coasters. The song reached #20 on the R&B chart and #64 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964. [1] The song appeared on the 1964 album, Apollo Saturday Night. [2]
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The song was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler and arranged by King Curtis.
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The song was recorded live on November 16, 1963 at the Apollo Theater in New York City, New York. [3]
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