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The single went to number four on the R&B chart and went to number five on the Hot 100. [1] The B-side of "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby, was The Tune Weavers version of "Ol' Man River". The inspiration for the song came from Margo's then-boyfriend, Donald Clements, who was a member of a group called the Sophomores.
The group came to the attention of former band leader Frank Paul, and in March 1957 they recorded a song, "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby", that Margo and Gil had written together in 1952. The record was issued on Paul's own label, Casa Grande, but was not a success at first.
"Happy Birthday" was released as a single in several countries. In the UK, the song became one of Wonder's biggest hits, reaching number two in the charts in 1981. [3] When Wonder performed the song at Nelson Mandela Day at Radio City Music Hall on July 19, 2009, he slightly changed the lyrics, "Thanks to Mandela and Martin Luther King!" in the ...
"Birthday Song" is a song by American rapper 2 Chainz, released on July 24, 2012, as the second single from his debut studio album, Based on a T.R.U. Story (2012). The song, which features fellow American rapper Kanye West , was produced by Sonny Digital and co-produced by West and BWheezy, with additional production by Anthony Kilhoffer ...
The song is about celebrating every day as if it's your birthday. The song samples the Indian song "Urvasi Urvasi" from the soundtrack of the 1994 Indian film Kadhalan, composed by the Academy award winner and Indian composer A. R. Rahman. The song also includes samples of the Jamaican track "Fi Di Jockey" by Aidonia and Bounty Killer. It ...
1. “I Got You (I Feel Good)” by James Brown (1964) It’s worth celebrating the happy moments and James Brown was able to put that sentiment into musical form. The voice of “Godfather of ...
In 1960, Billboard published the Hot R&B Sides chart ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in rhythm and blues (R&B) and related African American-oriented music genres; the chart has undergone various name changes over the decades to reflect the evolution of such genres and since 2005 has been published as Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. [1]
This page lists the songs that reached number one on the overall Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot R&B Songs, Hot Rap Songs and R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts in 2024. The R&B Songs and Rap Songs charts partly serve as respective distillations of the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, apart from the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart which serve as a forefront for radio and video airplay counts.