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. The song was also released as a single in 1965. "Baby Ain't That Fine" was recorded in October 1965 in

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. The session was produced by Pappy Daily. It was the first recording session to take place between Montgomery and Pitney. The session included

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of musicians. The song was issued as the duo's first single together in November 1965 via Musicor Records. The single peaked at number fifteen on the ''

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'' Hot Country Singles chart in early 1966. It was the pair's first and only major hit duet recording together and was issued onto the studio album ''Being Together'' (1966).

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1965 singles 1965 songs Male–female vocal duets Songs written by Dallas Frazier Gene Pitney songs Melba Montgomery songs Musicor Records singles Song recordings produced by Pappy Daily {{1960s-country-song-stub