"Are You Happy Baby?" is a song written by Bob Stone, and recorded by American
country music
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artist
Dottie West
Dottie West (born Dorothy Marie Marsh; October 11, 1932 – September 4, 1991) was an American country singer and songwriter. She also had several credits as an actress. A distinguished figure in the country genre, West was among several people ...
. 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
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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