Betcha by Golly, Wow

"Betcha by Golly, Wow"
One of side-A labels of the US single
Single by the Stylistics
from the album The Stylistics
B-side"Ebony Eyes"
ReleasedFebruary 17, 1972
StudioSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]
Genre
Length
  • 3:48 (album version)
  • 3:17 (single edit)
LabelAvco
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Thom Bell
The Stylistics singles chronology
"You Are Everything"
(1971) 		"Betcha by Golly, Wow"
(1972) 		"People Make the World Go Round"
(1972)

"Betcha by Golly, Wow" is a song written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed, originally titled "Keep Growing Strong" and recorded by American actress and singer Connie Stevens under the Bell label in 1970. Stevens' recording runs two minutes and thirty seconds. The composition later became a hit when it was released by the Philadelphia soul group the Stylistics in 1972 under its better known title, "Betcha by Golly, Wow".[4]

  1. ^ "Sigma Sound Studios: Singles 1968-1978". Billboard. September 16, 1978. p. SS-11. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 322. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
  3. ^ Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2024. ...an era of impossibly pretty R&B records in the early 1970s, including The Delfonics' "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" and The Stylistics' "Betcha By Golly Wow
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Book of Golden Discs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).