Baby (You've Got What It Takes)

Not to be confused with "You Got What It Takes" by Marv Johnson.
"Baby (You've Got What It Takes)"
Japanese release picture sleeve
Single by Dinah Washington and Brook Benton
from the album The Two of Us
B-side"I Do"
ReleasedJanuary 1960
RecordedAugust 1959
GenreR&B
Length2:42
LabelMercury Records: AMT 1083
SongwritersClyde Otis, Murray Stein
ProducerClyde Otis
Dinah Washington and Brook Benton singles chronology
"Baby (You've Got What It Takes)"
(1960) 		"A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)"
(1960)
Dinah Washington singles chronology
"Unforgettable"
(1959) 		"Baby (You've Got What It Takes)"
(1960) 		"It Could Happen to You"
(1960)
Brook Benton singles chronology
"This Time of the Year"
(1959) 		"Baby (You've Got What It Takes)"
(1960) 		"The Ties That Bind"
(1960)

"Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" is a song written by Clyde Otis and Murray Stein.

Originally titled "You've Got What It Takes", the song was first recorded by Brook Benton's sister, Dorothy Pay, in 1958, as the B-side of her single "Strollin' with My Baby" on Mercury 71277.

In August 1959, Brook Benton partnered with Dinah Washington to record the song as "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)". Their version, released in January 1960, was hugely successful on both the pop and R&B charts, reaching No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No.1 on the Hot R&B sides chart for ten weeks, becoming one of the most successful R&B singles of the 1960s. The song was also featured on their 1960 duet album, The Two of Us.

Piano was by Joe Zawinul and Belford Hendricks was the arranger and conductor.

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