"Big John (Ain't You Gonna Marry Me)" is a song written by John Patton and Amiel Sommers and performed by The Shirelles. It was featured on their 1962 album, '' Baby It's You''. The song was produced by Luther Dixon and recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City.

Chart history

The song reached #2 on the R&B chart and #21 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1961.The Shirelles, "Big John (Ain't You Gonna Marry Me)" Chart Positions
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In media

*The song was featured in the jukebox musical ''

Baby It's You! ''Baby It's You!'' is a jukebox musical written by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott, featuring pop and rock hits of the 1960s, with a special emphasis on songs by the Shirelles and other acts signed to Scepter Records. The show "tells the story of ...

References

1961 songs 1961 singles The Shirelles songs Scepter Records singles {{1960s-single-stub