The Nitty Gritty (song)

"The Nitty Gritty"
Single by Shirley Ellis
from the album The Nitty Gritty
B-side"Give Me a List"
Released1963
GenreR&B, novelty
Length2:12
LabelCongress
Songwriter(s)Lincoln Chase
Producer(s)Hutch Davie
Shirley Ellis singles chronology
"The Nitty Gritty"
(1963)		 "(That's) What the Nitty Gritty Is"
(1964)
"The Nitty Gritty"
Single by Gladys Knight & the Pips
from the album Nitty Gritty
B-side"Got Myself a Man"
ReleasedJune 26, 1969
Recorded1969
StudioMotown
GenreR&B
Length2:59
LabelSoul Records
Songwriter(s)Lincoln Chase
Producer(s)Norman Whitfield
Gladys Knight & the Pips singles chronology
"Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime)"
(1969)		 "The Nitty Gritty"
(1969)		 "Friendship Train"
(1969)

"The Nitty Gritty" is a 1963 song written by Lincoln Chase and recorded by Shirley Ellis. Released by Congress Records, it reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1964. In Canada it was No. 19 for 2 weeks.

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