Bill Haley's Chicks

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Rockin' the Joint

Studio album by Bill Haley and His Comets

Released

January 5, 1959

Recorded

February 6-7; June 9-18, 1958; New York

Bill Haley and His Comets chronology

Rockin' the Joint
(1958)

Bill Haley's Chicks
(1959)

Strictly Instrumental
(1959)

Bill Haley's Chicks was the eighth album of rock and roll recordings by Bill Haley & His Comets for Decca Records. Released in January 1959 and produced by Milt Gabler, the album was the third "theme" album Haley recorded for Decca, following Rockin' the Oldies (rock and roll versions of standards) and Rockin' Around the World (rock and roll versions of folk songs). This album is built on the theme of women's names, with each song being about a different girl. Included on the album is "Skinny Minnie", which was a major hit for the band in 1958, along with a mixture of originals and cover versions of standards and jazz songs. "Lean Jean", a song musically and thematically almost identical to "Skinny Minnie", was also a minor chart hit in 1958. The song "B.B. Betty" featured a solo vocal by Haley's steel guitar player, Billy Williamson.