"You Baby" is a song written by P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri and was originally recorded by

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in 1965, though their version was not released until 1996.

The Turtles recording

A cover version was released by

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in 1966. The song spent 12 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 20, while reaching No. 15 on the ''

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'' 100 Top Pops, No. 17 on the ''

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'' Top 100, and No. 11 on Canada's "''

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'' described the song as a "rocker with a surf in' sound in the vocal" and a "winner." ''

'' described it as an "easy-going, handclappin’ warm-hearted pledge of romantic devotion."

Chart performance

Other cover versions

*In 1966, the song was released by

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on their debut album ''

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''.Greenwald, Matthew (2002).
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. pp. 285-286. Retrieved February 14, 2018.

References

1966 songs 1966 singles Songs written by P. F. Sloan Songs written by Steve Barri The Turtles songs Song recordings produced by Bones Howe {{1960s-single-stub