![]() ![]() Not much other backstory out there about this one, but I am amazed at the number of people who have covered this one, including Prince, Aaron Neville, Johnny Mathis, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Dionne Warwick and others. The song was written by Linda Creed and Thom Bell, who wrote a number of songs for The Stylistics. What I did not know, however, is that this song was first recorded under the title Keep Growing Strong by Connie Stevens in 1970! It was two years later that The Stylistics released their more successful version under the title Betcha By Golly, Wow. I couldn’t recall ever hearing the latter, but I went in search of and found that I definitely recognized the song, just not the title. Retrieved May 2, 2016.A couple of weeks ago, I played You Make Me Feel Brand New by The Stylistics, and a reader commented that it was his favourite of The Stylistics songs, along with Betcha By Golly, Wow.
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