| Gee Baby | |
| Cover: | Joe & Ann Gee Baby.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Joe & Ann |
| Recorded: | 1959 |
| Genre: | Funk, soul |
| Length: | 2:19 |
| Label: | Ace |
| Title2: | Wherever You May Be |
| Next Title: | Curiosity |
| Next Title2: | How I Feel |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
"Gee Baby" is a song originally released by the duo Joe & Ann. It was co-written by Joe Joseph and Alvin Tyler, arranged and produced by Tyler, and recorded in New Orleans, possibly with Mac Rebennack (Dr. John) on keyboards.[1] Released as a single in 1959, it peaked at no. 14 on U.S. Billboard's R'n'B chart, called Hot R&B Sides at the time.[2]
7" single Ace Records 577 (1959, US)
A. "Wherever You May Be" (2:20)
B. "Gee Baby" (2:19)[3]
7" single Black Swan WI-468 (1959, UK)
A. "Gee Baby" (2:19)
B. "Wherever You May Be" (2:20)[4]
| Baby You're So Fine | |
| Cover: | Mickey & Sylvia Baby You're So Fine.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Mickey & Sylvia |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Length: | 2:30 |
| Label: | Willow |
| Prev Title: | Love Lesson |
| Prev Year: | 1961 |
| Next Title: | Lovedrops |
| Next Year: | 1961 |
In 1961 the song was covered, under the title "Baby You're So Fine", by another duo, Mickey & Sylvia. Their version reached no. 26 on Billboard's R&B chart and no. 52 on the Billboard Hot 100.
| Tous les gens | |
| Cover: | Sylvie Vartan Chance.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Language: | French |
| English Title: | Everybody |
| Artist: | Sylvie Vartan |
| Recorded: | Late 1962 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 1:54 |
| Label: | RCA Victor |
| Prev Title: | Tous mes copains |
| Prev Year: | 1963 |
| Chance" / "Il revient" / "Reponds-moi | |
| Title2: | Il revient" / "Reponds-moi" / "Tous les gens |
| Next Title: | En écoutant la pluie |
| Next Year: | 1963 |
The song was later reworked into French under the title "Tous les gens" ("Everybody"). It was recorded by Sylvie Vartan and released in 1963 on an EP. In France her version of the song spent two consecutive weeks on the singles sales chart (from 30 March to 12 April 1963).[5]
EP Sylvie ("Chance" / "Il revient" / "Reponds-moi" / "Tous les gens") RCA Victor 76.617 (1963, France)
A1. "Chance" ("Chains")
A2. "Il revient" ("Say Mama")
B1. "Reponds-moi"
B2. "Tous les gens" ("Baby You’re So Fine")[6]