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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> "'''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>


==Cover versions== ==Cover versions==
*] 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> *] 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>
*A version by ] can be found on the 2001 edition of their album, '']'' *A version by ] can be found on the 2001 edition of their album, '']''
*] covered it on the ] album. *] covered it on the '']'' album.


==Popular culture== ==Popular culture==
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"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.

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. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 330.
  4. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Best 60s Dancer Boy Ever - The Nitty Gritty. YouTube.
Gladys Knight & the Pips
  • Brenda Knight
  • Eleanor Guest
  • Langston George
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