"Ginger Bread" is a song written by Clint Ballard, Jr. and Hank Hunter and performed by

Frankie Avalon Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1940), better known as Frankie Avalon, is an American actor, singer, and former teen idol. He had 31 charting U.S. ''Billboard'' singles from 1958 to late 1962, including number one hits, "Venus" an ...

. The song reached #9 on the ''Billboard'' Top 100, #10 on the

R&B chart The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 p ...

, and #30 in the UK in

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

. The song was arranged by Peter De Angelis. The backing vocals on the song was by the band The Four Dates. The song was ranked #100 on '' Billboard'' magazine's '' Top Hot 100'' songs of

Other versions

* Rusty Draper released a version as the B-side to his single " By the Light of the Silvery Moon" in Australia in 1958. *

Johnny Worth John Worsley (21 June 1931 – 6 August 2021), more widely known under the pseudonyms Les Vandyke and Johnny Worth, was an English popular music songwriter from the 1950s to the 1980s, who started his career as a singer. As "Les Vandyke", he wr ...

released a version as the B-side to his single "Western Movies" in the UK in 1958.Johnny Worth, "Western Movies" Single Release
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1958 songs 1958 singles Songs written by Clint Ballard Jr. Frankie Avalon songs Mercury Records singles Chancellor Records singles {{1950s-single-stub