"Five Little Fingers" is a song written and first recorded by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released as a single in 1963 via

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and became a major hit.

Background and release

"Five Little Fingers" was recorded on November 26, 1963, at the Bradley Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by

Owen Bradley William Owen Bradley (October 21, 1915 – January 7, 1998) was an American musician and record producer who, along with Chet Atkins, Bob Ferguson, Bill Porter, and Don Law, was one of the chief architects of the 1950s and 1960s Nashville sou ...

, who would serve as Anderson's producer through most of years with Decca Records. The single's

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and its follow-up single was also recorded at the same session. "Five Little Fingers" was released as a single by Decca Records in December 1963. It spent a total of 18 weeks on the ''

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'' Hot Country Singles chart before reaching number five in February 1964. "Five Little Fingers" was Anderson's seventh top ten hit on the country songs survey at the time of its release. It was later released on his 1964 studio album '' Bill Anderson Sings''.

Track listings

7" vinyl single * "Five Little Fingers" – 3:00 * "Easy Come – Easy Go" – 2:08

Chart performance

References

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