| 词条 | Pretty Thing |
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| name = Pretty Thing | cover = Pretty Thing Bo Diddley.jpg | alt = | caption = The 1963 UK single release of "Pretty Thing" by Pye International Records. | type = single | artist = Bo Diddley | album = Bo Diddley | B-side = Bring It to Jerome | released = {{Start date|1955|11}}[1] | format = 7" 45 RPM, 10" 78 RPM | recorded = July 14, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois[2] | studio = | venue = | genre = Rock and roll, rhythm and blues | length = {{Duration|m=2|s=48}} | label = Checker | writer = Willie Dixon | producer = Leonard Chess, Phil Chess, Bo Diddley[2] | chronology = Bo Diddley U.S. | prev_title = Diddley Daddy | prev_year = 1955 | next_title = Diddy Wah Diddy | next_year = 1956 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Bo Diddley U.K. | type = single | prev_title = Bo Diddley | prev_year = 1963 | title = Pretty Thing | year = 1963 | next_title = Bo Diddley Is a Lover | next_year = 1963 }} }} "Pretty Thing" is a 1955 song written by Chess Records bassist-songwriter Willie Dixon and originally performed by Bo Diddley. The song was Diddley's third single release through Checker Records after "Diddley Daddy". In 1963, the song was released in the United Kingdom where it became Diddley's first of only two songs appearing on the UK Singles Chart, the other single being "Hey Good Lookin'".[3] Single track listingsUS 45 RPM/78 RPM
UK 45 RPM
Recording"Pretty Thing" was recorded by Bo Diddley on July 14, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois – the same day as "Bring It to Jerome". Producing the session were the Chess brothers – Leonard and Phil – and Bo Diddley. The performers on the song were Bo Diddley (vocals, guitar), Jerome Green (maracas), Lester Davenport (harmonica), and Clifton James (drums).[2] Chart performance"Pretty Thing" was Diddley's second charter on the U.S. Billboard R&B Singles chart reaching #4 sometime in 1956, and is Diddley's third highest charter next to "Bo Diddley/I'm a Man" (#1) and "Say Man" (#3).[4] "Pretty Thing" reached #34 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] Cover versionsThe Pretty Things made a cover version of the song on their eponymous debut album in March 1965. The Animals recorded a version on a 1963 EP and also released it as a bonus track on Animalisms. Canned Heat released a studio version of the song on Vintage in 1970. John Hammond and The Nighthawks recorded a cover version of "Pretty Thing" at Vanguard Records studios in September 1979 and released it on Hot Tracks.[5]References1. ^{{cite journal| date = November 26, 1955| title = This Week's Best Buys| journal = Billboard| page = 49| accessdate = December 24, 2010| url = https://books.google.com/?id=vCEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA49&dq=%22Bo+Diddley%22+827#v=onepage&q=%22Bo%20Diddley%22%20827&f=false| publisher = Nielsen Business Media, Inc.}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite AV media notes |title=His Best |titlelink=His Best (Bo Diddley album) |others=Bo Diddley |year=1997 |url=http://aln3.albumlinernotes.com/Bo_Diddley_His_Best.html |type=CD liner |publisher=Chess Records/MCA Records |id=CHD-9373 |location=United States}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|title=Bo Diddley - Full Official Chart History|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/10859/bo-diddley/|website=Official Charts Company|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=19 January 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=bo-diddley-p57518/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} |title=Bo Diddley - Billboard Singles |work=Allmusic |publisher=Rovi Corporation |location=United States |accessdate=November 28, 2010 }} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/hot-tracks-r106698 |title=Overview: Hot Tracks by John Hammond, Jr. |first=Bruce |last=Eder |work=Allmusic |publisher=Rovi Corporation |location=United States |accessdate=December 24, 2010}} External links
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