"Are You Happy Baby?" is a song written by Bob Stone, and recorded by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
artist
Dottie West
Dorothy Marie Marsh West (October 11, 1932 – September 4, 1991) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and fellow recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most in ...
. It was released in December 1980 as the first single from the album ''
Wild West
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''. "Are You Happy Baby?" was Dottie West's second number one hit as a solo artist.
Other versions
In 1980, Johnny Contardo of
Sha Na Na also released a version on his album ''Changeover''.
Charts
References
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1981 singles
1980 songs
Dottie West songs
Liberty Records singles
Song recordings produced by Brent Maher