Songs Written by Dan PennTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Dan Penn (born Wallace Daniel Pennington, November 16, 1941) is an American songwriter, singer, musician, and record producer, who co-wrote many soul hits of the 1960s, including "The Dark End of the Street" and "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" with Chips Moman and "Cry Like a Baby" with Spooner Oldham. Penn also produced many hits, including "The Letter", by The Box Tops. He has been described as a white soul and blue-eyed soul singer. Penn has released relatively few... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Dan Penn first charted in 1960 with Is a Blue Bird Blue?.The artist placed 17 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 5 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US Country the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.On US RnB the artist achieved 4 Top‑10s.

Top songs: #1: Cry Like a Baby - #2: I'm Your Puppet - #3: Everything I Am - #4: Sweet Inspiration - #5: I'm Your Puppet
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  Conway Twitty
1.
06/1960

Is a Blue Bird Blue?
Conway Twitty

45 pts
35
US






43
UK
[MGM 12911]
written by Dan Penn greentick
  Tommy Roe
Come On
2.
01/1964

Come On
Tommy Roe

24 pts
36
US








[ABC 10515]
written by Tommy Roe & Dan Penn greentick
  Brenda Lee
3.
06/1964

My Dreams
Brenda Lee

7 pts
85
US








[Decca 31628]
written by David Briggs & Dan Penn greentick
  Bobby Bare
4.
03/1966

In the Same Old Way
Bobby Bare

6 pts
131
US


34
ctry




[RCA Victor 8758]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Lindon Oldham
  Lou Lawton
5.
04/1966

Doing the Philly Dog
Lou Lawton

3 pts
133
US








[Capitol 5613]
written by Dan Penn greentick, Del Sharh, Ricky Castel & Roscoe Johnson
  Major Lance
6.
08/1966

It's the Beat
Major Lance

6 pts
128
US




37
R&B


[Okeh 7255]
written by Dan Penn greentick, Del Sharh, Ricky Castel & Roscoe Johnson
  Jimmy Hughes
7.
09/1966

I Worship the Ground You Walk On
Jimmy Hughes

from Why Not Tonight?   
5 pts






25
R&B


[Fame 1006]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Lindon Oldham
  James & Bobby Purify
I'm Your Puppet
8.
09/1966

#2  I'm Your Puppet
James & Bobby Purify

from James & Bobby Purify   
138 pts
6
US




5
R&B


[Bell 648]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Spooner Oldham
  Barbara Lynn
9.
10/1966

You Left the Water Running
Barbara Lynn

6 pts
110
US




42
R&B


[Tribe 8319]
written by Rick Hall, Dan Penn greentick & Oscar Frank
  Percy Sledge
10.
10/1966

It Tears Me Up
Percy Sledge

from Warm & Tender Soul   
65 pts
20
US




7
R&B


[Atlantic 2358]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Spooner Oldham
  James & Bobby Purify
Wish You Didn't Have to Go
11.
01/1967

Wish You Didn't Have to Go
James & Bobby Purify

from James & Bobby Purify   
29 pts
38
US




27
R&B


[Bell 660]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Spooner Oldham
  James Carr
The Dark End of the Street
12.
02/1967

The Dark End of the Street
James Carr

from You Got My Mind Messed Up   
22 pts
77
US




10
R&B


[Goldwax 317]
written by Chips Moman & Dan Penn greentick
  Percy Sledge
13.
04/1967

Out of Left Field
Percy Sledge

from Take Time to Know Her   Take Time to Know Her
20 pts
59
US




25
R&B


[Atlantic 2396]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Spooner Oldham
  Aretha Franklin
Do Right Woman - Do Right Man
14.
06/1967

Do Right Woman - Do Right Man
Aretha Franklin

from I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You   I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
3 pts






37
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #473] in the US B side to I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
[Atlantic 2386]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Chips Moman
  James Carr
15.
06/1967

Let It Happen
James Carr

8 pts
106
US




30
R&B


[Goldwax 323]
written by Spooner Oldham & Dan Penn greentick
  Joe Simon
16.
09/1967

Nine Pound Steel
Joe Simon

from No Sad Songs   
19 pts
70
US




19
R&B


[Sound Stage 7 2589]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Wayne Carson Thompson
  Sandy Posey
17.
10/1967

Are You Never Coming Home
Sandy Posey

from The Best of Sandy Posey   
14 pts
59
US








[MGM 13824]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Spooner Oldham
  Laura Lee
18.
12/1967

Up Tight, Good Man
Laura Lee

16 pts
93
US




16
R&B


[Chess 2030]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Lindon Oldham
  Plastic Penny
19.
01/1968

#3  Everything I Am
Plastic Penny

117 pts








6
UK
[Bell 703]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Spooner Oldham
  Archie Campbell and Lorene Mann
The Dark End of the Street
20.
01/1968

The Dark End of the Street
Archie Campbell and Lorene Mann

from Tell It Like It Is   
5 pts




24
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-9401]
written by Chips Moman & Dan Penn greentick
  The Box Tops
Cry Like a Baby
21.
03/1968

#1  Cry Like a Baby
The Box Tops

from Cry Like a Baby   Cry Like a Baby
252 pts
2
US






15
UK
[Mala 593]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Spooner Oldham
  The Sweet Inspirations
Sweet Inspiration
22.
03/1968

#4  Sweet Inspiration
The Sweet Inspirations

from The Sweet Inspirations   
77 pts
18
US




5
R&B


[Atlantic 2476]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Spooner Oldham
  Steve Alaimo
23.
03/1968

Denver
Steve Alaimo

3 pts
118
US








[Atco 6561]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Spooner Oldham
  The Box Tops
I Met Her in Church
24.
09/1968

I Met Her in Church
The Box Tops

from Non Stop   Non Stop
24 pts
37
US








[Mala 12017]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Spooner Oldham
  Solomon Burke
25.
02/1969

Up Tight Good Woman
Solomon Burke

from Proud Mary   Proud Mary
6 pts
116
US




47
R&B


[Bell 759]
written by Dan Penn greentick, Jimmy Johnson & Spooner Oldham
  Ronnie Milsap
26.
05/1969

Denver
Ronnie Milsap

3 pts
123
US








[Scepter 12246]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Spooner Oldham
  Merrilee Rush
27.
05/1969

Everyday Livin' Days
Merrilee Rush

3 pts
130
US








[AGP 112]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Wayne Carson
  The Uniques
28.
08/1969

Toys Are Made for Children
The Uniques

4 pts
105
US








[Paula 324]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Lindon Oldhan
  Ruby Winters
29.
09/1969

Always David
Ruby Winters

10 pts
121
US




23
R&B


[Diamond 265]
written by Eddie Hinton, Dan Penn greentick & Wayne Jackson
  Patti Page
30.
1971

A Woman Left Lonely
Patti Page

3 pts




38
ctry




written by Dan Penn greentick & Spooner Oldham
  Barbara Mandrell
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
31.
01/1971

Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
Barbara Mandrell

from Treat Him Right   
10 pts
128
US


17
ctry




[Columbia 4-45307]
written by Chips Moman & Dan Penn greentick
  Charlie Rich
32.
08/1971

A Woman Left Lonely
Charlie Rich

from The Best of Charlie Rich   
1 pts




72
ctry




[Epic 10745]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Dewey Oldham
  Barbra Streisand
33.
06/1972

Sweet Inspiration / Where You Lead
Barbra Streisand

from Live Concert at the Forum   Live Concert at the Forum
37 pts
37
US
15
AC






live
[Columbia 45626]
written by Dan Penn greentick, Spooner Oldham, Carole King & Toni Stern
  Dionne Warwick
I'm Your Puppet
34.
08/1972

I'm Your Puppet
Dionne Warwick

from From Within   
4 pts
113
US








[Scepter 12352]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Spooner Oldham
  Ronnie Milsap
35.
1973

I Hate You
Ronnie Milsap

from Where My Heart Is   
10 pts




10
ctry




[RCA 74-0969]
written by Dan Penn greentick
  T. G. Sheppard
36.
08/1975

Another Woman
T. G. Sheppard

from T.G. Sheppard   
8 pts




14
ctry




[Melodyland 6016]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Buzz Cason
  Joe Stampley
Cry Like a Baby
37.
08/1975

Cry Like a Baby
Joe Stampley

from All These Things   
1 pts




70
ctry




[ABC/Dot 17575]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Spooner Oldham
  James & Bobby Purify
I'm Your Puppet
38.
04/1976

#5  I'm Your Puppet
James & Bobby Purify

71 pts








12
UK
R [re-recording]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Spooner Oldham
  Johnny Rodriguez
39.
10/1976

Hillbilly Heart
Johnny Rodriguez

from Reflecting   
14 pts




5
ctry




[Mercury 73855]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Johnny Christopher
  Floyd Brown
40.
06/1977

Let's Get Acquainted Again
Floyd Brown

1 pts




100
ctry




[ABC/Dot 17702]
written by Dan Penn greentick
  Billy Crash Craddock
41.
02/1978

Another Woman
Billy Crash Craddock

from Crash   
1 pts




92
ctry




[ABC 12335]
written by Buzz Cason & Dan Penn greentick
  Faron Young
42.
08/1980

Tearjoint
Faron Young

1 pts




72
ctry




[MCA 41292]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Donnie Fritts
  Kim Carnes
Cry Like a Baby
43.
10/1980

Cry Like a Baby
Kim Carnes

from Romance Dance   
18 pts
44
US








[EMI America 8058]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Spooner Oldham
  Mickey Gilley
I'm Your Puppet
44.
07/1988

I'm Your Puppet
Mickey Gilley

from Chasing Rainbows   
2 pts




49
ctry




[Airborne 10002]
written by Dan Penn greentick & Linden Oldham
  Lee Roy Parnell
45.
06/1990

Oughta Be a Law
Lee Roy Parnell

from Lee Roy Parnell   Lee Roy Parnell
1 pts




54
ctry




[Arista 2028]
written by Gary Nicholson & Dan Penn greentick
  Hi-C
46.
08/1991

I'm Not Your Puppet
Hi-C

from Skanless   Skanless
12 pts
63
US








[Hollywood 4-64849]
written by Crawford Wilkerson, Tony-A, Steve Yano, Dan Penn greentick, Spooner Oldham & James R. Vanleer
  Too Down
47.
04/1993

The Oceanfront
Too Down

from Ballin' After Dark   
4 pts
111
US








[Danzalot 13887]
written by Kevin Faist, Gordon Peters, Dan Penn greentick & Linden Oldham
  Darkman
48.
10/1995

Brand New Day
Darkman

9 pts








74
UK
written by Linden Oldham, Dan Penn greentick, Brian Mitchell, Paul Jervier & Steven Jervier
  T. Graham Brown
49.
10/1999

Memphis Women and Chicken
T. Graham Brown

from Wine into Water   Wine into Water
1 pts




73
ctry




[Platinum]
written by Donnie Fritts, Gary Nicholson & Dan Penn greentick

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