Annie Had a Baby

"Annie Had a Baby" is a 1954 rhythm and blues song, written by Henry Glover and Lois Mann and recorded by The Midnighters. The single was one of many answer songs to "Work with Me, Annie", a previous hit for The Midnighters. Like its predecessor, "Annie Had a Baby" was also a number one hit on the US Billboard R&B chart.^[1] A credible inspiration for this song was when a Los Angeles DJ played "Work with Me, Annie", then joked about a follow-up record titled "Annie Had a Baby", which caused King Records to receive orders for the then non-existing single. So the song was composed, recorded and released to fill the orders.^[2]

"Annie Had a Baby"
Single by The Midnighters
B-side	"She's the One"
Released	1954 (1954)
Genre	Rhythm and blues
Length	2:40
Label	Federal 12195
Songwriter(s)	Henry Glover Lois Mann
The Midnighters singles chronology
"Sexy Ways" (1954) "Annie Had a Baby" (1954) "Annie's Aunt Fannie" (1954)

The record sold in excess of one million copies.^[3]