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"'''The Nitty Gritty'''" is a 1963 song written by ] and recorded by ]. Released by ], it reached #8 on the ] in early 1964.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=205}}</ref>
| name = The Nitty Gritty
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| B-side = Got Myself a Man
| released = June 26, 1969
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| genre = ]<ref name="RSguide">{{cite book|last1=Considine|first1=J.D.|last2=Coleman|first2=Mark|last3=Evans|first3=Paul|last4=McGee|first4=David|chapter=
Gladys Knight and the Pips|editor1-last=DeCurtis|editor1-first=Anthony|editor2-last=Henke|editor2-first=James|editor3-last=George-Warren|editor-first3=Holly|date=1992|title=Rolling Stone Album Guide|publisher=]|location=New York|pages= 163-164}}</ref>
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] released a version of "The Nitty Gritty" by ] in mid-1969 on its Soul imprint. It went to #19 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #2 on the ] chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=330}}</ref> And a version by ] can by found on the 2001 edition of their album, '']''. "'''The Nitty Gritty'''" is a 1963 song written by ] and recorded by ]. Released by ], it reached No. 8 on the ] in early 1964.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=205}}</ref> In ] it was No. 19 for 2 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chumtribute.com/63-12-30-chart.jpg| title=CHUM Hit Parade - December 30, 1963}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://chumtribute.com/64-01-06-chart.jpg| title=CHUM Hit Parade - January 6, 1964}}</ref>


==Cover versions==
*] released a version of "The Nitty Gritty" by ] in mid-1969 on its Soul imprint. It reached No. 19 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 2 on the ].<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=330}}</ref> In ] it reached No. 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.6023.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - August 30, 1969}}</ref>
*A version by ] can be found on the 2001 edition of their album, '']''.
*] covered it on the '']'' album.


==Popular culture==
*A televised performance of the dance associated with the song by ], recorded for a January 1964 episode of '']'', has had more than 18 million views on YouTube, 60 years after its original airing.<ref>Archived at {{cbignore}} and the {{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S3Yt-NxY0E| title = Best 60s Dancer Boy Ever - The Nitty Gritty | website=]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 02:31, 8 October 2024

"The Nitty Gritty"
Single by Shirley Ellis
from the album The Nitty Gritty
B-side"Give Me a List"
Released1963
GenreR&B, novelty
Length2:12
LabelCongress
Songwriter(s)Lincoln Chase
Producer(s)Hutch Davie
Shirley Ellis singles chronology
"The Nitty Gritty"
(1963)
"(That's) What the Nitty Gritty Is"
(1964)
"The Nitty Gritty"
Single by Gladys Knight & the Pips
from the album Nitty Gritty
B-side"Got Myself a Man"
ReleasedJune 26, 1969
Recorded1969
StudioMotown
GenreR&B
Length2:59
LabelSoul Records
Songwriter(s)Lincoln Chase
Producer(s)Norman Whitfield
Gladys Knight & the Pips singles chronology
"Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime)"
(1969)
"The Nitty Gritty"
(1969)
"Friendship Train"
(1969)

"The Nitty Gritty" is a 1963 song written by Lincoln Chase and recorded by Shirley Ellis. Released by Congress Records, it reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1964. In Canada it was No. 19 for 2 weeks.

Cover versions

Popular culture

  • A televised performance of the dance associated with the song by Robert Banas, recorded for a January 1964 episode of The Judy Garland Show, has had more than 18 million views on YouTube, 60 years after its original airing.

References

  1. Considine, J.D.; Coleman, Mark; Evans, Paul; McGee, David (1992). "Gladys Knight and the Pips". In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Random House. pp. 163–164.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 205.
  3. "CHUM Hit Parade - December 30, 1963".
  4. "CHUM Hit Parade - January 6, 1964".
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 330.
  6. "RPM Top 100 Singles - August 30, 1969" (PDF).
  7. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Best 60s Dancer Boy Ever - The Nitty Gritty. YouTube.
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