Snap Your Fingers
| "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 | |||
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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.
Other versions
[edit]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]
Ronnie Milsap recording
[edit]| "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 | |||
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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.
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 252.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. pp. 97, 138, 139, 480. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
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