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| Single by Hank Williams, Jr. | ||||
| from the album Five-O | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:35 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) | Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen, Hank Williams, Jr. | |||
| Hank Williams, Jr. singles chronology | ||||
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"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a 1929 song written by Fats Waller, Harry Brooks (music) and Andy Razaf (lyrics).[1] Waller recorded the original version that year for Victor Records and also later performed the song in the 1943 film Stormy Weather. It has been recorded by countless other performers over the years, including Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Kay Starr, Frankie Laine, Art Tatum, Sonny Stitt, Johnnie Ray, Sidney Bechet, Ray Charles, Elkie Brooks, Bill Haley & His Comets (who recorded a rock and roll version in 1957). In 1960 Tommy Bruce and the Bruisers had a #3 hit in the UK with their version of the song. Leon Redbone performed the song on Saturday Night Live in 1976. It served as the title song of the successful 1978 musical Ain't Misbehavin'.
The original 1929 recording of "Ain't Misbehavin'", by Fats Waller received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1984, and it was one of fifty recordings selected for inclusion in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress in 2004.
In 2001, it was one of 365 Songs of the Century selected by the RIAA.
Chelsea Krombach performed the song for her debut album Look for the Silver Lining.
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Hank Williams, Jr. version
Hank Williams Jr. took his version to the top of the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in 1986.
Chart positions
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Preceded by "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)" by The Judds |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single May 17, 1986 |
Succeeded by "Tomb of the Unknown Love" by Kenny Rogers |
| RPM Country Tracks number-one single May 31, 1986 |
Tiger Lily version
| "Ain't Misbehavin'" | ||||
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| Single by Tiger Lily | ||||
| B-side | Monkey Jive | |||
| Released | March 14, 1975 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Genre | Glam Rock | |||
| Label | Gull | |||
| Writer(s) | Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf | |||
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This was the only single by British glam rock band Tiger Lily. It was released in 1975 by Gull Records[2].
References
- ^ Wilson, Jeremy. "Jazz Standards Song and Instrumentals (Ain't Misbehavin')". jazzstandards.com. http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-0/aintmisbehavin.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ^ Metamatic.com - Discography: Pre-1979
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