| Daddy's Home | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Shep and the Limelites |
| B-Side: | This I Know |
| Released: | March 1961 |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Label: | Hull |
| Prev Title: | I'm So Lonely |
| Prev Year: | 1961 |
| Next Title: | Ready for Your Love |
| Next Year: | 1961 |
"Daddy's Home" is a famous song by American doo-wop group Shep and the Limelites. The song was written by the three members of the band, James "Shep" Sheppard (1935–1970), Clarence Bassett (1936–2005) and Charles Baskerville. The group recorded the original version of "Daddy's Home" on February 1, 1961, and it was released on Hull Records in March 1961 with the B-side being "This I Know".
"Daddy's Home" reached no. 2 on the Billboard popular music chart in May 1961.[1] It was kept from No.1 by "Travelin' Man" by Ricky Nelson.[2]
Later songs by the band were not as successful as "Daddy's Home", but still sold well.[3] [4]
The song is an example of James Sheppard's legacy of composing of rock 'n' roll's first-ever song cycle titles, telling the story of a relationship, beginning with going home to his girl, and further twists along the way, like getting married, celebrating their anniversary, problems encountered etc. The songs that told this story cycle were famously "A Thousand Miles Away", "500 Miles to Go", both with the Heartbeats; and continued with "Daddy's Home", "Three Steps from the Altar," "Our Anniversary", and "What Did Daddy Do?" for Shep and the Limelites.[5]
| Chart (1961) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[6] | 11 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 2 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[8] | 3 |
| Chart (1961) | Rank |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 41 |
| US Cash Box [10] | 27 |
The song was covered by many artists including P. J. Proby (1970), Frank Zappa (1971),[11] Jermaine Jackson (1972), Toots and the Maytals (Funky Kingston 1973), The Carpenters (‘’Live In Japan’’ 1974, Richard Carpenter lead), Junior English, and Cliff Richard (1981).
| Daddy's Home | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Jermaine Jackson |
| Album: | Jermaine |
| B-Side: | Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me for a Little While) |
| Released: | November 15, 1972 |
| Recorded: | 1972 |
| Studio: | Motown |
| Genre: |
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| Length: | 2:59 |
| Label: | Motown |
| Prev Title: | That's How Love Goes |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | You're in Good Hands |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
Jermaine Jackson covered the song for his 1972 debut solo album, Jermaine, and it was released as the 2nd single from the album. His version featured the rest of the Jackson 5 on backing vocals. The single peaked at number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 in Canada in March 1973.[13]
Record World said of this version "Beautifully produced, this funky ballad should be a natural winner."[14]
His version was sampled in the 1973 break-in record "Super Fly Meets Shaft" (US #31).
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 27 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles[15] | 3 |
| Netherlands | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[16] | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles[17] | 3 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[18] | 7 |
| Chart (1973) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Canada [19] | 38 |
| U.S. Cash Box [20] | 45 |
| Daddy's Home (live) | |
| Cover: | Daddys-Hone-by-Cliff-Richard.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Cliff Richard |
| Album: | Wired for Sound |
| B-Side: | Shakin' All Over (live) |
| Released: | 6 November 1981 |
| Recorded: | 1 May 1981[21] |
| Venue: | Hammersmith Odeon |
| Genre: | Pop, Doo-wop |
| Label: | EMI Records |
| Producer: | Cliff Richard[22] |
| Prev Title: | Wired for Sound |
| Prev Year: | 1981 |
| Next Title: | The Only Way Out |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
British singer Cliff Richard released a live version as a single for the Christmas period in 1981. It was the second single to be lifted from his 1981 album Wired for Sound.
The song became an international hit reaching number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and number 23 on US Billboard Hot 100 in March 1982 - almost twenty years after the release of the original by Shep and the Limelites. In Britain, it was certified Gold by the BPI for sales over 500,000.[23]
A video clip was recorded to accompany the single release instead of using footage of the original BBC live recording.[24]
| Chart (1981–82) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[25] | 8 | |
| Canada (RPM 50 Singles)[26] | 41 | |
| Finland (IFPI Finland)[27] | 20 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100[28] | 22 |
| Chart (1981) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC)[29] | 27 | |
| Chart (1982) | Position | |
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [30] | 76 | |
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[31] | 94 | |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[32] | 50 |
