Have Mercy Baby

"Have Mercy Baby"
Single by Billy Ward and the Dominoes
B-side"Deep Sea Blues"
ReleasedApril 1952
RecordedJanuary 28, 1952
GenreRhythm and blues
LabelFederal
Songwriter(s)Billy Ward, Rose Marks
Billy Ward and the Dominoes singles chronology
"That's What You're Doing to Me"
(1952)
"Have Mercy Baby"
(1952)
"No Room"
(1952)
"Have Mercy Baby"
Single by James Brown
from the album Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
B-side"Just Won't Do Right (I Stay in the Chapel Every Night)"
Released1964 (1964)
GenreRhythm and blues
Length2:14
LabelKing
5968
Songwriter(s)Billy Ward, Rose Marks
Producer(s)James Brown
James Brown charting singles chronology
"Out of Sight"
(1964)
"Have Mercy Baby"
(1964)
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag Part I"
(1965)
Audio video
"Have Mercy Baby" on YouTube

"Have Mercy Baby" is a popular rhythm and blues song, written by Billy Ward and Rose Marks, recorded by The Dominoes in Cincinnati, produced by Ralph Bass, and released by Federal Records in 1952. It was Number One on the R&B Charts for ten non consecutive weeks.[1]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 168.