"No Other Baby" is a song written by Dickie Bishop and Bob Watson, originally recorded in 1957 by Dickie Bishop and The Sidekicks. Early cover versions were recorded by
The Vipers
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Their debut single "I've Got You"/"No Such Thing" (Mulligan LUNS 718) w ...
(1958) (produced by
George Martin
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),
Bobby Helms
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(1959),
Paul & Paula (1964),
Chad & Jeremy
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and
Four Jacks and a Jill
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Career
They originally formed in 1964 without a "Jill" under the name "The Nevadas". Subsequently, they became the first group in South Africa to wear their hair long and they changed ...
(1965).
Paul McCartney version
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
recorded "No Other Baby" for his 1999
cover album ''
Run Devil Run'' and released it as the only single from the album.
[ The song reached number 42 on the ]UK singles chart
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.
The McCartney version was released as a 7" single and two CD singles, one of which was mixed in mono
Mono may refer to:
Common meanings
* Infectious mononucleosis, "the kissing disease"
* Monaural, monophonic sound reproduction, often shortened to mono
* Mono-, a numerical prefix representing anything single
Music Performers
* Mono (Japanese b ...
.
;7" single (R 6527)
# "No Other Baby" (Dickie Bishop/Bob Watson) – 4:17
# " Brown Eyed Handsome Man" (Chuck Berry
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) – 2:27
# "Fabulous" – 2:15
;CD Stereo single (CD R 6527)
# "No Other Baby" (Bishop/Watson) – 4:17
# " Brown Eyed Handsome Man" (Berry) – 2:27
# "Fabulous" (Bernie Lowe/Kal Mann) – 2:15
;CD Mono single (CDRS 6527)
# "No Other Baby" (Bishop/Watson) – 4:17
# " Brown Eyed Handsome Man" (Berry) – 2:27
# "Fabulous" (Lowe/Mann) – 2:15
A music video by Paul McCartney performing "No Other Baby" was released by Gareth Francis.
References
1957 songs
1958 singles
1999 singles
Four Jacks and a Jill songs
Paul McCartney songs
Shakin' Stevens songs
Song recordings produced by Chris Thomas (record producer)
Song recordings produced by Paul McCartney
Parlophone singles
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