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| | Label = ] | | Label = ] | ||
| | Writers = ] & ]. | | Writers = ] & ]. | ||
| | Chart position = Number 3 U.S.; Number 13 UK | |||
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| "'''Betcha by Golly Wow!'''" is a ] written by ] and ] in 1970. | |||
| ==The Stylistics version== | |||
| It was one of the biggest hits by ] and released one year after. It made number three on the ] ] chart and on the ] in 1972 and number thirteen that same year. | |||
| At first, the song was recorded in 1970 by the trumpeter ]'s album ''The Best of Freddie Hubbard''. But the composition scored a hit when it was released by The Stylistics in 1971, in their first album ('']'') of this Philadelphia soul group. | |||
| ==Charts== | |||
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| !align="left"|Chart (1972) | |||
| !align="left"|Peak<br>position | |||
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| |align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' ] | |align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' ] | ||
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| | Producer = Prince | | Producer = Prince | ||
| | Certification = | | Certification = | ||
| | Chart position = | |||
| *<nowiki>#</nowiki>10 R&B Airplay | |||
| *<nowiki>#</nowiki>31 US Hot 100 Airplay | |||
| *<nowiki>#</nowiki>11 UK | |||
| | Last single = "]"<br />(1995) | | Last single = "]"<br />(1995) | ||
| | This single = "Betcha By Golly Wow!"<br />(1996) | | This single = "Betcha By Golly Wow!"<br />(1996) | ||
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{{Infobox Single | Name = Betcha By Golly Wow | Artist = The Stylistics | from Album = The Stylistics | Released = 1971 | Genre = R&B | Label = Amherst Records | Writers = Thom Bell & Linda Creed. |- |align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |align="center"|3 |- |align="left"|U.S. Billboard Soul Singles |align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|UK Singles Chart |align="center"|13 |- |}
| "Betcha by Golly, Wow" | |
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| Song | |
| B-side | "Right Back Here In My Arms" |
Prince version
Another version was released from Prince's (his stage name at that time being a symbol with no known pronunciation, see cover art) 1996 album Emancipation. Prince had stated that he always wanted to release a cover version but his record company, Warner Bros. had not permitted it. The CD single was released in two formats in the UK, one with a picture sleeve and one with an orange cardboard sleeve that included a picture disc and a mini-poster. The song was also issued on cassette. All versions of the single had "Right Back Here In My Arms" as the B-side. Both tracks were the album version. The track was released as a promotional single in the U.S. a music video was also produced. It charted fairly well in the U.S., based on airplay figures (in the US promotional singles were not allowed to chart until late 1998)and almost made the top ten in the UK.
Charts
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 31 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40 | 23 |
| UK Singles Chart | 11 |
Other Cover versions
Norman Connors, Errol Dunkley, Dionne Warwick, Phyllis Hyman, Aaron Neville and the Sugababes have also covered the song.
The song was also sampled on the Mariah Carey track "Stay The Night" from her 2005 The Emancipation of Mimi album.
See also
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