"Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)" is a

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song written and published by Pat Ballard in 1953.

Original recording

The biggest hit version was done by The Four Knights on Capitol Records in 1953. The song reached No. 3 on Billboard's Best Sellers chart, and No. 2 on Cash Box in 1954.

Cover versions

* Bing Crosby recorded the song on January 29, 1954, accompanied by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians in Los Angeles. * Anne Shelton with

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and his orchestra recorded it in

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on March 3, 1954. The song was released by

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on the

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label as catalog number B 10680. *In 1954,

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, had a number 1 country hit with their recording. In April 1954, it peaked at No. 1 on the '' Billboard'' country and western chart. It was also ranked No. 25 on ''Billboard''s 1954 year-end country and western retail sales chart. *

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, whose version was a number 2 country hit in 1983. The Statlers' version was their first song to feature vocals by

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, who had replaced

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, who had retired due to health problems. *Also in 1983, Dutch singer/comedian Andre van Duin released it (with new lyrics) as "De Heidezangers"; in the accompanying video he portrayed a three-piece amateur-band of piano, guitar and bass. He famously turned "Oh Baby Mine" into the speech-impedimental "Ik ssspeel de basss" ("I play the bass").

Media culture

*The song was sung by The Sportsmen Quartet and

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in the season 5 episode of ''

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'', "How Jack Found Mary". *The song was also sung in the season 2 episode of ''

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'', "My Wife Belongs to Daddy".

References

1953 songs 1954 singles 1983 singles Bobby G. Rice songs Johnnie & Jack songs The Statler Brothers songs Songs written by Pat Ballard Capitol Records singles Mercury Records singles Songs about loneliness {{1950s-country-song-stub