"Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" is a 1960 song written by Clyde Otis, Murray Stein and Brook Benton. It was originally recorded as a duet by Dinah Washington and Brook Benton. In their first collaboration, the single was very successful on both the pop and R&B charts. "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" made to the top five on the pop charts, and to number one on the Hot R&B sides chart, for ten weeks,[1] becoming one of the most successful R&B singles of the 1960s.
| Preceded by "Smokie, Part 2" by Bill Black's Combo |
Billboard Hot R&B Sides number-one single February 8, 1960 – April 11, 1960 |
Succeeded by "Fannie Mae" by Buster Brown |