Brook Benton

Songs Performed or Written by Brook BentonTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Benjamin Franklin Peay (September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988), known professionally as Brook Benton, was an American singer and songwriter whose music spanned rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music genres in the 1950s and 1960s, with hits such as "It's Just a Matter of Time" and "Endlessly". His last hit was the 1970 ballad "Rainy Night in Georgia". Benton scored more than 50 Billboard chart hits as a singer/songwriter and with compositions he wrote for other... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: The Boll Weevil Song - #2: Rainy Night in Georgia - #3: It's Just a Matter of Time - #4: Hotel Happiness - #5: Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
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  Brook Benton
1.
03/1958

Million Miles from Nowhere
Brook Benton greentick

8 pts
82
US








written by Daryl Petty
  Nat King Cole
2.
04/1958

Looking Back
Nat King Cole

156 pts
5
US




2
R&B


[Capitol 3939]
written by Brook Benton greentick, Belford Hendricks & Clyde Otis
  The Diamonds
Happy Years
3.
08/1958

Happy Years
The Diamonds

10 pts
73
US








written by Brook Benton greentick, Clyde Otis & Oscar Liese
  Nat King Cole
4.
08/1958

Nothing in the World
Nat King Cole

5 pts
99
US








[Capitol 4004]
written by Clyde Otis, Brook Benton greentick & Belford Hendricks
  Clyde McPhatter
5.
10/1958

A Lover's Question
Clyde McPhatter

149 pts
6
US




1
R&B


[Atlantic 1199]
written by Brook Benton greentick & Jimmy Williams [Jimmy T. Williams]
  Ruth Brown
6.
10/1958

Why Me
Ruth Brown

from Miss Rhythm   
8 pts






17
R&B


US B side to This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'
[Atlantic 1197]
written by Brook Benton greentick, Belford Hendricks & Ronnie Mack
  Brook Benton
7.
01/1959

#3  It's Just a Matter of Time
Brook Benton greentick

from It's Just a Matter of Time   
202 pts
3
US




1
R&B


[Mercury 71394]
written by Brook Benton greentick, Belford Hendricks & Clyde Otis
8.
02/1959

Hurtin' Inside
Brook Benton greentick

16 pts
78
US




23
R&B


B side to It's Just A Matter Of Time
[Mercury 71394]
written by Cirino Colacrai, Teddy Randazzo, Clyde Otis & Brook Benton greentick
9.
04/1959

Endlessly
Brook Benton greentick

from Endlessly   
142 pts
12
US




3
R&B
28
UK
[Mercury 71443]
written by Brook Benton greentick & Clyde Otis
10.
05/1959

So Close
Brook Benton greentick

from I Love You In So Many Ways   
44 pts
38
US




5
R&B


[Mercury 71443]
written by Brook Benton greentick, Clyde Otis & Luther Dixon
11.
07/1959

Thank You Pretty Baby
Brook Benton greentick

100 pts
16
US




1
R&B


[Mercury 71478]
written by Brook Benton greentick & Clyde Otis
12.
07/1959

With All of My Heart
Brook Benton greentick

8 pts
82
US








B side to Thank You Pretty Baby
[Mercury 71478]
written by Brook Benton greentick & Chris Towns
  Ruth Brown
I Don't Know
13.
10/1959

I Don't Know
Ruth Brown

32 pts
64
US




5
R&B


[Atlantic 2035]
written by Brook Benton greentick & Bobby Stevenson
  Brook Benton
14.
10/1959

So Many Ways
Brook Benton greentick

from I Love You In So Many Ways   
164 pts
6
US




1
R&B


[Mercury 71512]
written by Bobby Stevenson
  Clyde McPhatter
15.
10/1959

You Went Back on Your Word
Clyde McPhatter

21 pts
72
US




13
R&B


[Atlantic 2038]
written by Brook Benton greentick & Bobby Stevenson
  Bobby Bland
16.
12/1959

I'll Take Care of You
Bobby Bland

from Two Steps from the Blues   Two Steps from the Blues
34 pts
89
US




2
R&B


[Duke 314]
written by Brook Benton greentick
  Brook Benton
17.
12/1959

This Time of the Year
Brook Benton greentick

23 pts
66
US




12
R&B


[Mercury 71554]
written by Cliff Owens & Jessie Hollis
  Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
18.
01/1960

#5  Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
Dinah Washington & Brook Benton

167 pts
5
US




1
R&B


[Mercury 71565]
written by Clyde Otis, Murray Stein & Brook Benton greentick
  Brook Benton
19.
04/1960

The Ties That Bind
Brook Benton greentick

from Golden Hits   
33 pts
37
US




15
R&B


[Mercury 71566]
written by Vincent A. Corso & Clyde Otis
20.
04/1960

Hither, Thither and Yon
Brook Benton greentick

from Golden Hits   
14 pts
58
US








[Mercury 71566]
written by Aaron Schroeder & Wally Gold
  Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
A Rockin' Good Way
21.
05/1960

A Rockin' Good Way
Dinah Washington & Brook Benton

143 pts
7
US




1
R&B


[Mercury 71629]
written by Brook Benton greentick, Clyde Otis & Luchi DeJesus
  Brook Benton
22.
08/1960

Kiddio
Brook Benton greentick

from Golden Hits   
163 pts
7
US




1
R&B
41
UK
[Mercury 71652]
written by Brook Benton greentick & Clyde Otis
23.
08/1960

The Same One
Brook Benton greentick

from Golden Hits   
72 pts
16
US




21
R&B


B side to Kiddio
[Mercury 71652]
written by Brook Benton greentick & Clyde Otis
24.
11/1960

Fools Rush in (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
Brook Benton greentick

from Songs I Love to Sing   
79 pts
24
US




5
R&B
50
UK
[Mercury 71722]
written by Rube Bloom & Johnny Mercer
25.
12/1960

Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)
Brook Benton greentick

6 pts
93
US








[Mercury 71722]
written by Jimmie Hodges
26.
02/1961

For My Baby
Brook Benton greentick

60 pts
28
US




2
R&B


[Mercury 71774]
written by Clyde Otis & Willie Dixon
Think Twice
27.
02/1961

Think Twice
Brook Benton greentick

97 pts
11
US




6
R&B


B side to For My Baby
[Mercury 71774]
written by Joe Shapiro, Jimmy Williams [Jimmy T. Williams] & Clyde Otis
  Ernestine Anderson
28.
02/1961

A Lover's Question
Ernestine Anderson

5 pts
98
US








[Mercury 71772]
written by Jimmy Williams [Jimmy T. Williams] & Brook Benton greentick
  Brook Benton
29.
05/1961

#1  The Boll Weevil Song
Brook Benton greentick

from The Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits   
270 pts
2
US
1
AC


2
R&B
30
UK
[novelty]
[Mercury 71820]
written by traditional
30.
08/1961

Frankie and Johnny
Brook Benton greentick

from The Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits   
76 pts
20
US
6
AC


14
R&B


[Mercury 71859]
written by traditional
31.
10/1961

It's Just a House Without You
Brook Benton greentick

32 pts
45
US
8
AC






US B side to Frankie and Johnny
[Mercury 71859]
written by Teddy Randazzo, Cirino Colacrai, Brook Benton greentick & Clyde Otis
32.
11/1961

Revenge
Brook Benton greentick

77 pts
15
US




12
R&B


[Mercury 71903]
written by Brook Benton greentick, Oliver Hall & Marnie Ewald
33.
01/1962

Shadrack
Brook Benton greentick

from If You Believe   
57 pts
19
US








[Mercury 71912]
written by Robert MacGimsey
34.
01/1962

The Lost Penny
Brook Benton greentick

from If You Believe   
9 pts
77
US








US B side to Shadrack
[Mercury 71912]
written by J.T. Adams
Walk on the Wild Side
35.
02/1962

Walk on the Wild Side
Brook Benton greentick

from Golden Hits, Volume 2   
20 pts
43
US








[Mercury 71925]
written by Elmer Bernstein & Mack David
36.
05/1962

Hit Record
Brook Benton greentick

from Golden Hits, Volume 2   
27 pts
45
US




19
R&B


[Mercury 71962]
written by Sibelius Williams
37.
05/1962

Thanks to the Fool
Brook Benton greentick

4 pts
106
US








[Mercury 71962]
written by Bennie Benjamin & Sol Marcus
38.
08/1962

With the Touch of Your Hand
Brook Benton greentick

3 pts
120
US








[Mercury 72024]
written by Margie Singleton & Jerry Kennedy
39.
08/1962

Lie to Me
Brook Benton greentick

from Singing the Blues - Lie to Me   
97 pts
13
US




3
R&B


[Mercury 72024]
written by Margie Singleton & Brook Benton greentick
Hotel Happiness
40.
11/1962

#4  Hotel Happiness
Brook Benton greentick

from Golden Hits, Volume 2   
188 pts
3
US




2
R&B


[Mercury 72055]
written by Leon Carr & Earl Shuman
41.
12/1962

Still Water Runs Deep
Brook Benton greentick

from Golden Hits, Volume 2   
7 pts
89
US








US B side to Hotel Happiness
[Mercury 72055]
written by Bob Perper, Paul Gasper & Jack Aranda
42.
03/1963

Dearer Than Life
Brook Benton greentick

16 pts
59
US








[Mercury 72099]
written by Ed Warren & Arthur Kent
43.
03/1963

I Got What I Wanted
Brook Benton greentick

from Singing the Blues - Lie to Me   
75 pts
28
US
14
AC


4
R&B


US B side to Dearer Than Life /
[Mercury 72099]
written by Margie Singleton & Brook Benton greentick
44.
06/1963

My True Confession
Brook Benton greentick

from Singing the Blues - Lie to Me   
88 pts
22
US
8
AC


7
R&B


[Mercury 72135]
written by Sam Coslow & Frederick Hollander
45.
09/1963

Two Tickets to Paradise
Brook Benton greentick

60 pts
32
US
8
AC


15
R&B


[Mercury 72177]
written by Brook Benton greentick & Malcolm Dodds
  Brook Benton & Damita Jo
46.
11/1963

Stop Foolin'
Brook Benton & Damita Jo

11 pts
108
US




25
R&B


[Mercury 72207]
written by Brook Benton greentick
  Brook Benton
47.
01/1964

Going Going Gone
Brook Benton greentick

from On the Countryside   
53 pts
35
US
11
AC


5
R&B


[Mercury 72230]
written by Emil Anton & Alan Thomas
48.
05/1964

Too Late to Turn Back Now
Brook Benton greentick

from This Bitter Earth   
41 pts
43
US
14
AC


8
R&B


[Mercury 72266]
written by Clyde Otis
49.
05/1964

Another Cup of Coffee
Brook Benton greentick

46 pts
47
US
13
AC


4
R&B


US B side to Too Late to Turn Back Now
[Mercury 72266]
written by Leon Carr & Earl Shuman
A House Is Not a Home
50.
07/1964

A House Is Not a Home
Brook Benton greentick

35 pts
75
US
13
AC


6
R&B


[Mercury 72303]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
51.
09/1964

Lumberjack
Brook Benton greentick

from This Bitter Earth   
34 pts
53
US
15
AC


11
R&B


[Mercury 72333]
written by Charles Arrington
  Barbara & Brenda
52.
11/1964

Hurtin' Inside
Barbara & Brenda

3 pts






38
R&B


[Heidi 104]
written by Brook Benton greentick, Cirino Colacrai, Clyde Otis & Teddy Randazzo
  Brook Benton
53.
12/1964

Please, Please Make It Easy
Brook Benton greentick

from This Bitter Earth   
3 pts
119
US








[Mercury 72365]
written by Rose Marie McCoy & Ken Williams
54.
12/1964

Do It Right
Brook Benton greentick

from This Bitter Earth   
14 pts
67
US




33
R&B


[Mercury 72365]
written by Rudy Clark
55.
03/1965

The Special Years
Brook Benton greentick

3 pts
129
US








[Mercury 72398]
written by Martha Sharp
56.
07/1965

Love Me Now
Brook Benton greentick

8 pts
100
US
37
AC






[Mercury 72446]
written by Brook Benton greentick & Ed Townsend
57.
11/1965

Mother Nature, Father Time
Brook Benton greentick

from Mother Nature, Father Time   
33 pts
53
US
9
AC


26
R&B


[RCA 47-8693]
written by Brook Benton greentick & Clyde Otis
  Nat King Cole
58.
12/1965

Looking Back
Nat King Cole

from Looking Back   
8 pts
123
US
27
AC






R
[Capitol 5549]
written by Brook Benton greentick, Belford Hendricks & Clyde Otis
  Brook Benton
59.
03/1966

Only a Girl Like You
Brook Benton greentick

3 pts
122
US








[RCA Victor 8768]
written by Clyde Otis & Augustas
60.
05/1966

Too Much Good Lovin' (No Good for Me)
Brook Benton greentick

3 pts
126
US








[RCA Victor 8830]
written by Bobby Stevenson & June Cordae
61.
07/1966

Break Her Heart
Brook Benton greentick

3 pts


37
AC






[RCA 47-8879]
written by Lou Stallman & Clyde Otis
Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)
62.
08/1967

Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)
Brook Benton greentick

from Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)   
13 pts
78
US
37
AC






[Reprise 0611]
written by Leon Ashley & Margie Singleton
63.
01/1968

Weakness in a Man
Brook Benton greentick

3 pts


36
AC






[Reprise 0649]
written by Jerry Chestnut
64.
10/1968

Do Your Own Thing
Brook Benton greentick

from Do Your Own Thing   
11 pts
99
US
26
AC






[Cotillion 44007]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
  Joe Simon
65.
12/1968

Lookin' Back
Joe Simon

13 pts
70
US




42
R&B


[Sound Stage 7 2622]
written by Belford Hendricks & Brook Benton greentick
  Otis Redding
66.
03/1969

A Lover's Question
Otis Redding

from Love Man   Love Man
24 pts
48
US




20
R&B


[Atco 6654]
written by Brook Benton greentick & Jimmy Williams [Jimmy T. Williams]
  Brook Benton
67.
07/1969

Nothing Can Take the Place of You
Brook Benton greentick

from Do Your Own Thing   
21 pts
74
US




11
R&B


[Cotillion 44034]
written by Patrick Robinson & Toussaint Mccall
  O.V. Wright
68.
10/1969

I'll Take Care of You
O.V. Wright

3 pts






43
R&B


[Back Beat 607]
written by Brook Benton greentick
  Brook Benton
Rainy Night in Georgia
69.
01/1970

#2  Rainy Night in Georgia
Brook Benton greentick

from Brook Benton Today   
203 pts
4
US
2
AC


1
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #498]
[Cotillion 44057]
written by Tony Joe White
  Sonny James
70.
01/1970

It's Just a Matter of Time
Sonny James

from It's Just a Matter of Time   
34 pts
87
US
31
AC
1
ctry




[Capitol 2700]
written by Brook Benton greentick, Belford Hendricks & Clyde Otis
  Del Reeves
71.
02/1970

A Lover's Question
Del Reeves

from The Best 2   
7 pts




14
ctry




with The Goodtime Charlies
[United Artists 50622]
written by Brook Benton greentick & Jimmy Williams [Jimmy T. Williams]
  Brook Benton
My Way
72.
04/1970

My Way
Brook Benton greentick

from Brook Benton Today   
19 pts
72
US
35
AC


25
R&B


[Cotillion 44072]
written by Claude François, Jacques Revaux & Paul Anka
Don't It Make You Want to Go Home
73.
05/1970

Don't It Make You Want to Go Home
Brook Benton greentick

from Home Style   
42 pts
45
US
4
AC


31
R&B


with The Dixie Flyers
[Cotillion 44078]
written by Joe South
  Sonny James
74.
10/1970

Endlessly
Sonny James

from Empty Arms   
27 pts
108
US


1
ctry




[Capitol 2914]
written by Brook Benton greentick & Clyde Otis
  Brook Benton
75.
12/1970

Shoes
Brook Benton greentick

from Story Teller   
27 pts
67
US
18
AC


18
R&B


with The Dixie Flyers
[Cotillion 44093]
written by Don Covay & George Soulé
  Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery
76.
06/1971

Baby, You've Got What it Takes
Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery

from Baby, You've Got What It Takes   
4 pts




30
ctry




[Capitol 3111]
written by Murray Stein, Clyde Otis & Brook Benton greentick
  Mavis Staples
77.
09/1972

Endlessly
Mavis Staples

from Only for the Lonely   
9 pts
109
US




30
R&B


[Volt 4086]
written by Brook Benton greentick & Clyde Otis
  Cal Smith
78.
09/1972

For My Baby
Cal Smith

from I've Found Someone of My Own   
2 pts




58
ctry




[Decca 33003]
written by Clyde Otis & Brook Benton greentick
  Brook Benton
79.
10/1972

If You Got the Time
Brook Benton greentick

from Something for Everyone   
4 pts
104
US








[MGM 14440]
written by William Backer
  Jerry Foster
80.
12/1973

Looking Back
Jerry Foster

2 pts




51
ctry




[Cinnamon 774]
written by Clyde Otis, Brook Benton greentick & Belford Hendricks
  Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina
81.
10/1975

A Lover's Question
Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina

from So Fine   
7 pts
89
US








[Columbia 10222]
written by Brook Benton greentick & Jimmy Williams [Jimmy T. Williams]
  Larry Wren
82.
05/1977

Lie to Me / It's Saturday Night
Larry Wren

1 pts




98
ctry




[50 States 51]
written by Brook Benton greentick, Margie Singleton, Richard Burt & Fred Niggler
  Eddie Middleton
83.
09/1977

Endlessly
Eddie Middleton

from Eddie Middleton   
3 pts




38
ctry




[Epic 50431]
written by Brook Benton greentick & Clyde Otis
  Brook Benton
84.
01/1978

Making Love Is Good for You
Brook Benton greentick

from Makin' Love Is Good for You   
2 pts






49
R&B


written by Tony Joe White
  Jacky Ward
85.
02/1978

A Lover's Question
Jacky Ward

from A Lover's Question   A Lover's Question
23 pts
106
US
32
AC
3
ctry




[Mercury 55018]
written by Brook Benton greentick & Jimmy Williams [Jimmy T. Williams]
  Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler
A Rockin' Good Way
86.
01/1984

A Rockin' Good Way
Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler

from The Bop Won't Stop   The Bop Won't Stop
113 pts








5
UK
written by Brook Benton greentick, Clyde Otis & Luchi DeJesus
  Glen Campbell
87.
11/1985

It's Just a Matter of Time
Glen Campbell

from It's Just a Matter of Time   
11 pts




7
ctry




[Atlantic America 99600]
written by Brook Benton greentick, Belford Hendricks & Clyde Otis
  Randy Travis
88.
09/1989

It's Just a Matter of Time
Randy Travis

from No Holdin' Back   No Holdin' Back
21 pts




1
ctry




[Warner 22841]
written by Brook Benton greentick, Belford Hendricks & Clyde Otis
  Joe Bonamassa & Beth Hart
89.
09/2011

I'll Take Care of You
Joe Bonamassa & Beth Hart

from Don't Explain   
3 pts








147
UK
written by Brook Benton greentick


See also...

Brook Benton & Damita Jo • Dinah Washington & Brook Benton


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