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Encyclopedia > Baby It's You
"Baby It's You"
Single by the Shirelles
from the album Baby It's You
B-side "The Things I Want to Hear (Pretty Words)"
Released 1961
Format 7" single
Recorded Bell Sound Studios New York
Genre Girl group
Length 2:42
Label Scepter
Writer Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Barney Williams
Producer Luther Dixon
the Shirelles singles chronology
"Big John"
(1961)
"Baby It's You" / "The Things I Want to Hear (Pretty Words)"
(1961)
"Soldier Boy"
(1962)
"Baby It's You"
"Baby It's You" cover
Single by The Beatles
from the album Please Please Me & Live at the BBC
Released 1 December 1994 (Single)
Format vinyl record 7"
CD single
Recorded Abbey Road Studios
11 February 1963
Genre Rock
Length 2:45
Label Apple 58348 (US)
Writer music: Burt Bacharach - lyrics: Mack David and Barney Williams
Producer George Martin
The Beatles singles chronology
"Twist and Shout"
(1986)
"Baby It's You"
(1995)
"Free as a Bird"
(1995)
Please Please Me track listing
Side one
  1. "I Saw Her Standing There"
  2. "Misery"
  3. "Anna (Go to Him)"
  4. "Chains"
  5. "Boys"
  6. "Ask Me Why"
  7. "Please Please Me"
Side two
  1. "Love Me Do"
  2. "P.S. I Love You"
  3. "Baby It's You"
  4. "Do You Want to Know a Secret"
  5. "A Taste of Honey"
  6. "There's a Place"
  7. "Twist and Shout"

"Baby It's You" is a song written by Burt Bacharach (music), and Luther Dixon (credited as Barney Williams) and Mack David (lyrics). It was recorded by the Shirelles and the Beatles, both of whom had hits with the song. The highest-charting version of "Baby It's You" was by the band Smith, who took the song to #5 on the US charts in 1969. Baby Its You may refer to: Baby Its You (a song written by Mack David, Barney Williams and Burt Bacharach), recorded by The Shirelles, later covered by The Beatles and the Carpenters Baby Its You, a song by JoJo Baby Its You, a song by Promises... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The Shirelles were an influential American girl group in the early 1960s. ... “B-Sides” redirects here. ... This article is about the state. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... This biographical article needs additional references for verification. ... Mack David (born July 5, 1912) was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work with movies and television in the 1960s, particularly his work on the Disney films Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... For other uses, see George Martin (disambiguation). ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Please Please Me track listing Side one I Saw Her Standing There Misery Anna (Go to Him) Chains Boys Ask Me Why Please Please Me Side two Love Me Do P.S. 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The Shirelles

The song was produced by Luther Dixon. When released as a single in 1961, the song became very popular, becoming a #8 hit on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. It later appeared on the album Baby It's You, named to capitalise upon the success of the single. The vocal arrangements on this version proved influential in subsequent versions, including that by the Beatles, who used the same one. One notable feature of the song is its minor-to-major key chord changes on the verses.


The Beatles

The Beatles performed "Baby It’s You" as part of their stage act from 1961 until 1963. It was the only Burt Bacharach song the group covered. They recorded it on 11 February 1963 for their album Please Please Me along with "Boys", another Shirelles song.[1] American label Vee Jay Records included it on Introducing... The Beatles and Songs, Pictures And Stories Of the Fabulous Beatles. Capitol included it on The Early Beatles. is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... This article is about the album. ... Boys is a song by The Beatles on their first album Please Please Me. ... Vee-Jay Records was a record label, specializing in blues, jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. ... Introducing. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... The Early Beatles was The Beatles first 1965 release on Capitol. ...


Credits

John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... For other persons named George Harrison, see George Harrison (disambiguation). ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an Academy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... Richard Starkey Jr, MBE (born 7 July 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer for The Beatles. ... For other uses, see George Martin (disambiguation). ...

Beatles' live version

Another version of the song would appear on the album Live at the BBC in 1994. The song was issued as a single in 1995 in both the UK and the U.S.; their first in nearly a decade. It was issued on both a CD and a vinyl record. Both versions have four tracks, which would have made it an EP instead of a regular issue single. It reached #7 in the UK and #67 on the Billboard Hot 100. For the Dire Straits album, see Live at the BBC (Dire Straits album). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... CD redirects here. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ...


Track listing

  1. "Baby It's You" (Bacharach/David/Williams) - 2:45
  2. "I'll Follow the Sun" (Lennon/McCartney) - 1:51
  3. "Devil in Her Heart" (Drapkin) - 2:23
  4. "Boys" (Dixon/Farrell) - 2:29

Ill Follow the Sun is a song by the Beatles. ... With the Beatles was The Beatles second album, recorded four months after the bands first album and released in late 1963. ... Boys is a song by The Beatles on their first album Please Please Me. ...

Smith

The Smith version appeared on their debut album, A Group Called Smith. The single was released on Dunhill 4206 in 1969. It was their first and most successful release. This version alters the traditional vocal arrangement as performed by the Shirelles and the Beatles in favor of a more belted, soulful vocal. This proved a popular change, as the single hit #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Smith version has recently been used in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, part of the double-feature film Grindhouse. An a cappella version sung by Mary Elizabeth Winstead is seen on the second disc of the two-disc Death Proof Region 1 DVD special features. Smith was a one-hit wonder American rock band from St. ... Dunhill Records was started by Lou Adler, Al Bennett, Pierre Cossette and Bobby Roberts in 1964 as Dunhill Productions, originally for the purpose of releasing Johnny Rivers recordings on Imperial Records. ... Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is a Palme dOr-winning American film director, actor, and an Oscar winning screenwriter. ... Death Proof is a 2007 film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, about a psychopathic stunt man who targets young women, murdering them with his death proof stunt car. ... Grindhouse is a 2007 anthology film co-written, produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


The Carpenters

The Carpenters recorded a version of "Baby It's You" in 1970 for their album, "Close to You". Although it wasn't released as a single, it was performed on their TV series, "Make Your Own Kind of Music" in 1971. It was also featured on the UK compilation, "Reflections" in 1998 with a special remix done by Richard Carpenter in 1991. Close to You is a 1970 album by The Carpenters. ... Make Your Own Kind Of Music was an eight-week-long American television series starring The Carpenters that aired on NBC from July 20, 1971 to September 7, 1971. ... Reflections isnt your common Carpenters compilation. ...


Other recorded versions

A number of other well-known artists have recorded covers of the tune, among them:

Bruce Channel (pronounced shuh-NELL) (born Bruce McMeans, 28 November 1940, Jacksonville, Texas) is an American singer, known for his 1962 number one hit, Hey! Baby. ... Cilla Black OBE (born 27 May 1942) is an English singer-songwriter and television personality, born Priscilla Maria Veronica White to a Protestant father and a Catholic mother in Liverpool. ... The cover of the Dolly Mixtures 1995 re-release of Demonstration Tapes double-album (originally released in 1983) Dolly Mixture was a British new wave band formed in 1978 by bassist and vocalist Debsey Wykes, guitarist Rachel Bor, and drummer Hester Smith. ... Pia Zadora (born May 4, 1954) is an American actress and singer. ... Dave Berry was born David Holgate Grundy in Woodhouse, Sheffield, England, on February 6, 1941. ... Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick McManus August 25, 1954) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. ... Stacy Lattisaw (born November 25, 1966 in Washington, D.C.) is an American R&B and dance music singer. ... Cherrelle, as pictured in 1988 on her third album, Affair Cherrelle (born Cheryl Newton in Los Angeles, California in 1958) is a soul singer who rose to fame as one of the premier R&B female divas of the mid-to-late 1980s. ... Petty Booka is a music group that consists of two women playing ukelele. ... Bowi EP sleeve (1977). ... Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Rodger Webb on 14 October 1940) is an English singer, actor and businessman. ... Blue Cheer was a San Francisco-based heavy metal group of the late 1960s. ... Loleatta Holloway (born November 5, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer known for classic disco songs such as Dreamin and Love Sensation (the latter which has been sampled greatly). ...

Notes

  1. ^ Mark Lewisohn, The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions (London: The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1988, ISBN 0-681-03189-1), p. 24, 26

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