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| Single bythe Shirelles | ||||
| from the albumBaby It's You | ||||
| B-side | "The Things I Want to Hear (Pretty Words)" | |||
| Released | November 1961 | |||
| Studio | Bell Sound (New York City) | |||
| Length | 2:42 | |||
| Label | Scepter | |||
| Composer | Burt Bacharach | |||
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| Producer | Luther Dixon | |||
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"Baby It's You" is a song written byBurt Bacharach (music),Luther Dixon (credited as Barney Williams),[1] andMack David (lyrics). It was recorded bythe Shirelles andthe Beatles and was a hit for both. The highest-charting version of "Baby It's You" was by the bandSmith, who took the track to No.5 on the US charts in 1969.[2]
The song was produced byLuther Dixon. When released as a single in 1961 in the US, it became a Top 10 smash on the Pop and R&B Charts. It reached No.3 on the R&B chart, peaked at No.8 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, and was No. 18 inCanada.[3][4] It later appeared on the albumBaby It's You,[5] named to capitalize on the success of the single. The vocal arrangements on this version proved influential in subsequent ones, including that by the Beatles. One notable feature of the song is its minor-to-major key chord changes on the verses.
| "Baby It's You" | |
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| Song bythe Beatles | |
| from the albumPlease Please Me | |
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| Recorded | February 11 & 20, 1963 |
| Studio | EMI, London |
| Genre | Merseybeat |
| Length | 2:40 |
| Label | Parlophone |
| Composer | Burt Bacharach |
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| Producer | George Martin |
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| Single bythe Beatles | ||||
| from the albumLive at the BBC | ||||
| Released | March 20, 1995 (1995-03-20)[6] | |||
| Recorded | June 1, 1963 (United Kingdom) | |||
| Genre | Merseybeat | |||
| Length | 2:44 | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
| Composer | Burt Bacharach | |||
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| Producer | George Martin | |||
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The British rock bandthe Beatles performed "Baby It's You" as part of their stage act from 1961 until 1963, and recorded it on February 11, 1963, for their first album,Please Please Me, along with "Boys", another song by the Shirelles.[7] The American labelVee-Jay Records included it onIntroducing... The Beatles andSongs, Pictures and Stories of the Fabulous Beatles.Capitol included it onThe Early Beatles. The Beatles' version differs from the Shirelles' in that it repeats the second verse instead of the first.[8]
A live version was released onLive at the BBC in 1994. Here, Lennon does not repeat part of the second verse after the solo (as he did on the studio recording), but repeats part of the first verse, which is the way the Shirelles sang the song.[9][self-published source?] The song was issued as aCD single and avinyl E.P. in 1995 in both the UK and the US, the Beatles' first in nearly a decade. Both versions have four tracks, as was the norm on CD singles at that point. The three additional tracks, while from BBC recordings, did not appear onLive at the BBC. "I'll Follow the Sun" and "Boys" were later included onOn Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2, but this recording of "Devil in Her Heart" remains unique to this release. The single reached No.7 in the UK and No.67 on theBillboard Hot 100.
1995 release track listing
A live music video was released in 1994 to promote the single. It consisted of a combination of the Beatles dancing and still photographs, and was later included on a DVD or Blu-ray with the 2015 release1+.
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[10] | 33 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] | 43 |
| Denmark (IFPI)[12] | 8 |
| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] | 17 |
| Germany (GfK)[14] | 94 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[15] | 12 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] | 44 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] | 30 |
| Scotland Singles (OCC)[18] | 5 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[19] | 7 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[20] | 67 |
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| Single bySmith | ||||
| from the albumA Group Called Smith | ||||
| B-side | "I Don't Believe (I Believe)" | |||
| Released | June 1969 (1969-06) | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Dunhill | |||
| Composer | Burt Bacharach | |||
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| Producers | Steve Barri, Joel Sill | |||
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Smith's version appeared on their debut album,A Group Called Smith. The single was released onDunhill Records (4206) in 1969. It was their first and most successful release. This version, arranged byDel Shannon who "discovered" the group, alters the traditional vocal arrangement as performed by the Shirelles and the Beatles in favor of a morebelted, soulful vocal.[citation needed] The single hit No.5 on theBillboard Hot 100,[21] and was ranked No.28 in Billboard's year-end chart of 1969.[22] The Smith version was used inQuentin Tarantino'sDeath Proof.[23]
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[24] | 4 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[25] | 5 |
| "Baby c'est vous" | ||||
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| Single bySylvie Vartan | ||||
| from the albumSylvie | ||||
| Language | French | |||
| B-side | "Gong-gong" | |||
| Released | July 1962 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:41 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Composer | Burt Bacharach | |||
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| Producer | Luther Dixon | |||
| Sylvie Vartan singles chronology | ||||
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In 1962, the song was adapted intoFrench by Guy Bertret and Roger Desbois asBaby c'est vous and performed by French pop singerSylvie Vartan and was released as a single in July 1962 as the second single off of her debut albumSylvie.[26][27] Vartan's version received a "Tip" position in the French Belgian charts in 1962.[28]
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[29] | Tip |
