"Don't Bet Money Honey" is a song written and performed by

Linda Scott Linda Scott (born Linda Joy Sampson; June 1, 1945) is an American pop singer and actress who was active from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Her biggest hit was the 1961 million-selling single, " I've Told Every Little Star". She went on to ...

. It reached #3 on the US adult contemporary chart, #9 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and #50 on the

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in 1961. The song was produced and arranged by

Hutch Davie Robert Bunyan Davie III (August 4, 1930 – April 7, 2020), professionally known as Hutch Davie, or Bob "Hutch" Davie, and sometimes credited as Bun Davie, Budd McCoy, Clint Harmon or Chuck Harmon, was an American orchestra leader, arranger, pi ...

. The single ranked #36 on ''Billboard's'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1961. The

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to the single, "Starlight, Starbright", reached #44 on the ''Billboard'' chart.

Other versions

* Ray Ellis and His Orchestra released a version of the song on their 1961 album, ''Ray Ellis Plays the Top 20''.Ray Ellis and His Orchestra, ''Ray Ellis Plays the Top 20''
Retrieved August 6, 2016.

References

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