Hotel Happiness

"Hotel Happiness" is a song written by Leon Carr and Earl Shuman and performed by Brook Benton featuring The Merry Melody Singers. It reached #2 on the U.S. R&B chart, #3 on the U.S. pop chart, and #6 on the Cashbox chart in 1963.[1]

"Hotel Happiness"
Single by Brook Benton
B-side"Still Water Runs Deep"
ReleasedNovember 1962 (1962-11)
GenreR&B
Length2:40
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Leon Carr, Earl Shuman
Producer(s)Shelby Singleton
Brook Benton singles chronology
"Lie to Me"
(1962)		 "Hotel Happiness"
(1962)		 "The Boll Weevil Song"
(1963)

The song was arranged by Jerry Kennedy and produced by Shelby Singleton.[2]

The single's B-side, "Still Water Runs Deep", written by Bob Perper, Jack Aranda and Paul Gasper reached #81 on the Cashbox chart and #89 on the U.S. pop chart.[3]

Other versions

References
  1. "Brook Benton, "Hotel Happiness" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. "Brook Benton, "Hotel Happiness" Single Release". Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  3. "Brook Benton, "Still Water Runs Deep" Chart Position". Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  4. "Dora Hall, "Did He Call Today, Mama?" Single Release". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  5. "Jumpin' Gene Simmons, Jumpin' Gene Simmons". Discogs. 1964. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  6. "Jimmy Smith, I'm Movin' On". Discogs. August 1967. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  7. "The Persuasions, Toubo's Song". AllMusic. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  8. "Mountain, Man's World". AllMusic. Retrieved March 8, 2019.



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