| "Why Baby Why" | ||||
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| Single by George Jones | ||||
| from the album Grand Ole Opry's New Star | ||||
| B-side | "Seasons of My Heart" | |||
| Released | September 17, 1955 | |||
| Recorded | August 27, 1955 | |||
| Studio | Gold Star (Houston, Texas) | |||
| Genre | Country, rockabilly | |||
| Length | 2:47 (original 1955 version) 2:16 (Unbridged Version) | |||
| Label | Starday Starday 202 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Darrell Edwards George Jones | |||
| Producer(s) | Pappy Daily | |||
| George Jones singles chronology | ||||
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| "Why Baby Why" | ||||
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| Single by Charley Pride | ||||
| from the album Charley Pride Live | ||||
| B-side | "It's So Good to Be Together" | |||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:11 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Darrell Edwards George Jones | |||
| Producer(s) | Norro Wilson | |||
| Charley Pride singles chronology | ||||
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"Why Baby Why" is a country music song co-written and originally recorded by George Jones. Released in late 1955 on Starday Records[1] and produced by Starday co-founder and Jones' manager Pappy Daily,[2] it peaked at 4 on the Billboard country charts that year.[1] It was Jones' first chart single, following several unsuccessful singles released during the prior year on Starday.[3] "Why Baby Why", has gone on to become a country standard, having been covered by many artists.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "George Jones biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ Nathan Brackett; Christian Hoard (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 438. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Irwin Stambler, Grelun Landon (2000). Country Music: The Encyclopedia. Macmillan Books. p. 223. ISBN 0-312-26487-9.