I'll Be There | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Gerry and the Pacemakers |
B-Side: | Baby You're So Good to Me |
Released: | March 1965 |
Recorded: | November 10, 1964, Abbey Road, London[1] |
Genre: | Pop |
Label: | Columbia (UK) Laurie (US) Capitol (Canada) |
Producer: | George Martin |
Prev Title: | Ferry Cross the Mersey |
Prev Year: | 1964 |
Next Title: | Walk Hand in Hand |
Next Year: | 1965 |
I'll Be There | |
Artist: | Elvis Presley |
Album: | Let's Be Friends |
Released: | April 1970 |
Recorded: | 23 January 1969 |
Label: | RCA Camden |
"I'll Be There" is a song written and originally recorded by Bobby Darin in 1960. It was first released as B-side to his single "Bill Bailey" (ATCO 6167).[2] As such it entered the Billboard charts on July 11, 1960, and reached position 79.[3]
First recorded in 1963, on the Laurie label. Invariably used as the epilogue song at The Cavern Club, it became a Canadian number one hit for one of its bands, Gerry and the Pacemakers. (The US and UK singles were different recordings.)
Chart (1964–65) | Peak position | |
---|---|---|
Canadian RPM Top Singles[4] | 1 | |
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[5] | 15 | |
US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 17 |
. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 335.