''Baby It's You'' is a studio album by

the Shirelles The Shirelles were an American girl group formed in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1957. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens (later Shirley Alston Reeves), Doris Coley (later Doris Kenner-Jackson), Addie "Micki" Harris (later Addie Harris McF ...

, released in 1962. It contains the hits "

Baby It's You "Baby It's You" is a song written by Burt Bacharach (music), Luther Dixon (credited as Barney Williams), and Mack David (lyrics). It was recorded by the Shirelles and the Beatles and was a hit for both. The highest-charting version of "Baby It ...

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Reception

In his retrospective review of the release,

Richie Unterberger Richie Unterberger (born 1962) is an American author and journalist whose focus is popular music and travel writing. Life and writing Unterberger attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he wrote for the university newspaper '' The Daily P ...

for

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wrote that "it's a pretty solid effort for its day, featuring state-of-the-art orchestral early-'60s New York girl group production and decent songwriting."

Track listing

Side 1

" (

Burt Bacharach Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music. Start ...

Mack David Mack David (July 5, 1912 – December 30, 1993) was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning the period between the early 1940s and the early 1970s. David was credited with writing ...

, Barney Williams) – 2:43 #"Irresistible You" (Luther Dixon,

Al Kasha Alfred Kasha (January 22, 1937 – September 14, 2020) was an American songwriter, whose songs include "The Morning After (Maureen McGovern song), The Morning After" from ''The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film), The Poseidon Adventure'' and "We May ...

) – 2:14 #"The Things I Want to Hear (Pretty Words)" (Fred Anisfield, Willie Denson) – 2:42 #" Big John (Ain't You Gonna Marry Me)" (

Big John Patton John Patton (July 12, 1935 – March 19, 2002) was an American jazz, blues and R&B pianist and organist often known by his nickname, Big John Patton. Patton was one of the most in-demand organists during the golden era of the Hammond B-3 organs ...

, Amiel Summers, Titus Turner) – 2:20 #"The Same Old Story" (Luther Dixon) – 2:21 #"Voice of Experience" (Big John Patton) – 2:20

Side 2

" (Luther Dixon, Florence Green) – 2:42 #"A Thing of the Past" (Bob Brass,

Irwin Levine Irwin Jesse Levine (March 23, 1938 – January 21, 1997)
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) – 2:39 #"Twenty-One" (Luther Dixon) – 2:02 #"Make the Night a Little Longer" (

Gerry Goffin Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the US No.1 hits " Will You L ...

Carole King Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician renowned for her extensive contributions to popular music. She wrote or co-wrote 118 songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billbo ...

) – 2:32 #"Twisting in the U.S.A." ( Kal Mann) – 1:54 #"Putty (In Your Hands)" (Big John Patton) – 2:29

Personnel

* Doris Coley – lead and backing vocals *Addie "Micki" Harris – lead and backing vocals *Beverly Lee – lead and backing vocals * Shirley Owens –

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backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ...

References

1962 albums The Shirelles albums Sundazed Music albums Albums produced by Luther Dixon {{1960s-R&B-album-stub