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1952 single by The "5" Royales
"Baby Don't Do It"
Single by The "5" Royales
B-side"Take All of Me"
ReleasedDecember 1952 (1952-12)
GenreR&B
Length2:40
LabelApollo
Songwriter(s)Lowman Pauling
The "5" Royales singles chronology
"You Know I Know"
(1952)
"Baby Don't Do It"
(1952)
"Help Me Somebody"
(1953)

"Baby Don't Do It" is the debut, 1953 single by The "5" Royales. The single made it to number one for three weeks on the R&B National Best Sellers chart, and was their first of two number one singles for the group. The popularity of "Baby Don't Do It" gave origin to several answer records.

References

  1. "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 205.
  3. Propes, Steve (1973). Those Oldies But Goodies: A Guide to 50's Record Collecting. New York: The Macmillan Company, New York. p. 46.
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