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Snap Your Fingers

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"Snap Your Fingers"
Single by Joe Henderson
from the album Snap Your Fingers
B-side"If You See Me Cry"
Released1962 (1962)
GenreR&B
Length2:55
LabelTodd
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Paul Cohen
Joe Henderson singles chronology
"Right Now"
(1961)
"Snap Your Fingers"
(1962)
"Big Love"
(1962)

"Snap Your Fingers" is a song written by Grady Martin and Alex Zanetis. It was originally recorded by gospel singer Joe Henderson in 1962, whose version peaked at No. 2 on the R&B charts, and at No. 8 on the Hot 100.[1] "Snap Your Fingers" also peaked at No. 5 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

Other versions

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Following Henderson's original version, two renditions charted on the Hot Country Songs charts in the 1970s. The first was by Dick Curless, who took a version to number 40 in 1971. Three years later, a rendition by Don Gibson peaked at number 12.[2]

Ronnie Milsap recording

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"Snap Your Fingers"
Single by Ronnie Milsap
from the album Heart & Soul
B-side"This Time Last Year"
Released1987
GenreCountry
Length3:03
LabelRCA Nashville
Producer(s)Rob Galbraith, Kyle Lehning
Ronnie Milsap singles chronology
"How Do I Turn You On"
(1986)
"Snap Your Fingers"
(1987)
"Make No Mistake, She's Mine"
(1987)

In 1987, Ronnie Milsap's version was his 32nd number one on the country chart as a solo artist. His rendition appears on his 1987 album Heart & Soul.

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 252.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. pp. 97, 138, 139, 480. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.