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"Ginger Bread" is a song written by Clint Ballard, Jr. and Hank Hunter and performed by Frankie Avalon. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Top 100, #10 on the R&B chart, and #30 in the UK in 1958.[1]

"Ginger Bread"
Single by Frankie Avalon
B-side	"Blue Betty"
Released	June 23, 1958
Genre	Pop
Length	2:05
Label	Chancellor Records 1021
Songwriter(s)	Clint Ballard, Jr., Hank Hunter
Producer(s)	Peter De Angelis
Frankie Avalon singles chronology
"You Excite Me" (1958) "Ginger Bread" (1958) "What Little Girl" / "I'll Wait for You" (1958)

The song was arranged by Peter De Angelis.[2] 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 1958.[3]

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.[4]
• Johnny Worth released a version as the B-side to his single "Western Movies" in the UK in 1958.[5]

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