"Wonderful Baby" | ||||
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Single by Don McLean | ||||
from the album Homeless Brother | ||||
B-side | "Birthday Song" | |||
Released | June 1975 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:00 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Songwriter(s) | Don McLean | |||
Producer(s) | Joel Dorn | |||
Don McLean singles chronology | ||||
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"Wonderful Baby" is a song written and originally recorded by Don McLean. It is a track on his album, Homeless Brother, and a tribute to Fred Astaire. The single peaked at number ninety-three on the Billboard Hot 100 and became McLean's second and last number one on the Easy Listening chart.[1] "Wonderful Baby" also reached number one on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.[2]
Record World said that "Portraying heaven as a place where soaring cherubs count their digits, McLean performs a top 40 lullabye which should fly higher than any since 'Vincent.'"[3]