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Big $pender

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Big $pender
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1966
RecordedOctober 27, 1965 – February 1, 1966
GenresJazz, vocal jazz
Length28:29
LabelCapitol
ProducerDave Cavanaugh
Peggy Lee chronology
Guitars a là Lee
(1965)
Big $pender
(1966)
Extra Special!
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStar[1]

Big $pender is a 1966 studio album by Peggy Lee. It was recorded with the orchestra of Bill Holman[2]

Chart performance

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The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated July 22, 1966, peaking at No. 130 during a three-week run on the chart.[3]

The namesake single debuted on the Billboard Easy Listening chart in the issue dated January 29, 1966, reaching number 9 during a twelve-week stay on the chart.[4] The follow-up single, "You've Got Possibilities" was ranked lower at number 36.[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Come Back to Me" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) - 2:17
  2. "You've Got Possibilities" (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams) - 2:10
  3. "It's a Wonderful World" (Jan Savitt, Leo Watson, Harold Adamson) - 1:48
  4. "I'll Only Miss Him When I Think of Him" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) - 2:48
  5. "Big Spender" (Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields) - 2:07
  6. "I Must Know" (Neal Hefti, Lil Mattis) - 2:48
  7. "Alright, Okay, You Win" (Sid Wyche, Mayme Watts) - 2:26
  8. "Watch What Happens" (Michel Legrand, Norman Gimbel) - 3:09
  9. "Touch the Earth" (Jeri Southern, Gail Allen) - 2:30
  10. "You Don't Know" (Walter Spriggs) - 2:37
  11. "Let's Fall in Love" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:04
  12. "Gotta Travel On" (Paul Clayton) - 1:45

Charts

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Album

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Chart (1966) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs[3] 130

Singles

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Year Single Chart Peak
position
1966 "Big Spender" US Billboard
Easy Listening
[4]
9
"You've Got Possibilities" 36

References

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  1. Allmusic review
  2. Big $pender at AllMusic
  3. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1945–1972. Record Research. p. 83. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "Peggy Lee chart history (AC songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2025.