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"The Nitty Gritty" is a 1963 song written by Lincoln Chase and recorded by Shirley Ellis. Released by Congress Records, it reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1964.[1]

"The Nitty Gritty"
Single by Shirley Ellis
B-side	"Give Me a List"
Released	1963
Genre	R&B, novelty
Length	2:12
Label	Congress
Songwriter(s)	Lincoln Chase
Producer(s)	Hutch Davie

"The Nitty Gritty"
Single by Gladys Knight & the Pips
from the album Nitty Gritty
B-side	"Got Myself a Man"
Released	June 26, 1969
Recorded	1969
Studio	Motown
Genre	Psychedelic soul
Length	2:59
Label	Soul Records
Songwriter(s)	Lincoln Chase
Producer(s)	Norman Whitfield
Gladys Knight & the Pips singles chronology
"Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime)" (1969) "The Nitty Gritty" (1969) "Friendship Train" (1969)

Cover versions

• Motown released a version of "The Nitty Gritty" by Gladys Knight & The Pips in mid-1969 on its Soul imprint. It went to #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Soul chart.[2]
• A version by Diana Ross & The Supremes can be found on the 2001 edition of their album, Anthology
• Southern Culture on the Skids covered it on the Dirt Track Date album.

Popular culture

• A 1963 televised performance of the dance associated with the song by Robert Banas, recorded for an episode of The Judy Garland Show, has more than 10 million views on YouTube.[3]

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