Why Baby Why
| "Why Baby Why" | ||||
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| Single by George Jones | ||||
| from the album Grand Ole Opry's New Star | ||||
| B-side | "Seasons of My Heart" | |||
| Released | September 17, 1955 | |||
| Recorded | August 27, 1955 | |||
| Studio | Gold Star (Houston, Texas) | |||
| Genre | Country, rockabilly | |||
| Length | 2:47 (original 1955 version) 2:16 (Unbridged Version) | |||
| Label | Starday Starday 202 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Darrell Edwards George Jones | |||
| Producer(s) | Pappy Daily | |||
| George Jones singles chronology | ||||
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| "Why Baby Why" | ||||
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| Single by Charley Pride | ||||
| from the album Charley Pride Live | ||||
| B-side | "It's So Good to Be Together" | |||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:11 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Darrell Edwards George Jones | |||
| Producer(s) | Norro Wilson | |||
| Charley Pride singles chronology | ||||
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"Why Baby Why" is a country music song co-written and originally recorded by George Jones. Released in late 1955 on Starday Records and produced by Starday co-founder and Jones' manager Pappy Daily, it peaked at 4 on the Billboard country charts that year. It was Jones' first chart single, following several unsuccessful singles released during the prior year on Starday. "Why Baby Why", has gone on to become a country standard, having been covered by many artists.