List of songs written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich explained

This is a list of songs written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, either together as a songwriting partnership, with other writers, or individually.

Chart hits and other notable songs written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich

YearSong[1] Original artistU.S. Pop[2] U.S. R&B[3] UK Singles Chart[4] Other charting versions, and notes
1963"When the Boy's Happy (the Girl's Happy Too)"The Four Pennies95align="center"-align="center"-
"Da Doo Ron Ron"The Crystals355Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector
1972: Ian Matthews, #96 US
1974: The Crystals, #15 UK (reissue)
1977: Shaun Cassidy, #1 US
"What a Guy"The Raindrops4125align="center"-
"Give Us Your Blessing"Ray Peterson70align="center"-align="center"-1965: The Shangri-Las, "Give Us Your Blessings", #29 US
"Not Too Young to Get Married"Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans63align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector
"Wait ‘Til My Bobby Gets Home"Darlene Love26align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector
"The Kind of Boy You Can't Forget"The Raindrops95align="center"-align="center"-
"Then He Kissed Me"The Crystals682Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector
1967: The Beach Boys, "Then I Kissed Her", #4 UK
1977: KISS, "Then She Kissed Me", #51 UK
1981: Gary Glitter, "And Then She Kissed Me", #39 UK
"Be My Baby"The Ronettes244Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector
1970: Andy Kim, #17 US
1971: Cissy Houston, #92 US, #31 R&B<br>1986: Eddie Money, "Take Me Home Tonight", #4 US (Credited to Mick Leeson, Peter Vale, Barry, Greenwich and Spector. Contains extract from "Be My Baby")
2005: Glitzzi Girlz, #95 UK
"A Fine Fine Boy"Darlene Love5329align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector
"I Have a Boyfriend"The Chiffons366align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and The Tokens
"That Boy John"The Raindrops64align="center"-align="center"-
"Hanky Panky"The Raindropsalign="center"-align="center"-align="center"-1966: Tommy James & the Shondells, #1 US,#39 R&B, #38 UK
"Baby, I Love You"The Ronettes24611Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector
1969: Andy Kim, #9 US
1973: Dave Edmunds, #8 UK
1980: The Ramones, #8 UK
1996: TSD, #64 UK
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"Darlene Lovealign="center"-align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector
1974: Darlene Love, #51 UK
2011: Michael Bublé, #47 UK
1964"Do-Wah-Diddy"The Exciters7847align="center"-1964: Manfred Mann, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", #1 US, #1 UK
1987: 2 Live Crew, #62 R&B<br>1996: The Blue Melons, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", #70 UK
2001: DJ Ötzi, #9 UK
"Little Boy"The Crystals9232align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector
"I Wonder"The Crystalsalign="center"-align="center"-36Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector
"Chapel of Love"The Dixie Cups1align="center"-22Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector
1973: Bette Midler, #40 US
"I Wanna Love Him So Bad"The Jelly Beans97align="center"-
"All Grown Up"The Crystals9827align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector
"The Kind of Boy You Can't Forget"The Raindrops95align="center"-align="center"-
"People Say"The Dixie Cups127align="center"-
"Maybe I Know"Lesley Gore14align="center"-201972: The Seashells, #32 UK
"Good Night Baby"The Butterflys51align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Steve Venet
"One More Tear"The Raindrops97align="center"-align="center"-
"Baby Be Mine"The Jelly Beans51align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Steve Venet
"Leader of the Pack"The Shangri-Las1811Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Shadow Morton
1972: The Shangri-Las, #3 UK (reissue)
1976: The Shangri-Las, #7 UK (reissue)
1985: Twisted Sister, #53 US, #47 UK
"Don't Ever Leave Me"Connie Francis42align="center"-align="center"-
"You Should Have Seen the Way He Looked at Me"The Dixie Cups39align="center"-align="center"-
"Leader of the Laundromat"The Detergents19align="center"-align="center"-Parody of "Leader of the Pack" originally credited to Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss. A court later awarded a co-writing credit to Barry, Greenwich and Morton
"Little Bell"The Dixie Cups5121align="center"-
"Look of Love"Lesley Gore27align="center"-align="center"-
1965"Out in the Streets"The Shangri-Las53align="center"-align="center"-
"He Ain't No Angel"The Ad Libs100align="center"-align="center"-
"Hold On Baby"Sam Hawkinsalign="center"-10align="center"-
"I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing"The Drifters51align="center"-align="center"-
1966"River Deep - Mountain High"Ike & Tina Turner88align="center"-3Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector
1969: Deep Purple, #53 US
1969: Ike & Tina Turner, #33 UK (reissue)
1970: The Supremes and the Four Tops, #14 US, #7 R&B, #11 UK
"I Can Hear Music"The Ronettes100align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector
1969: The Beach Boys, #24 US, #10 UK
1967"I'll Never Need More Than This"Ike & Tina Turner114align="center"-64Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector

Other chart hits and notable songs written by Jeff Barry alone or with others

YearSongOriginal artistU.S. PopU.S. R&BUK Singles ChartOther charting versions, and notes
1960"Teenage Sonata"Sam Cooke5022align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry
"Tell Laura I Love Her"Ray Peterson7align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Ben Raleigh
1960: Ricky Valance, #1 UK
1974: Johnny T. Angel, #94 US
"Tell Me What He Said"Ginny Arnellalign="center"-align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry
1962: Helen Shapiro, #2 UK
1962"Chip Chip"Gene McDaniels10align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry, Clifford Crawford and Artie Resnick
"I Left My Heart in the Balcony"Linda Scott74align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Artie Resnick
1967"I Got to Go Back"The McCoys69align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Bert Russell
"Am I Grooving You"Freddie Scott7125align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Bert Russell
1968"How'd We Ever Get This Way?"Andy Kim21align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim
"Shoot 'Em Up Baby"Andy Kim31align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim
"Bang-Shang-A-Lang"The Archies22align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry
"Seventeen Ain't Young"The Archiesalign="center"-align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry
"Rainbow Ride"Andy Kim49align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim
"Feelin' So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y.-D.O.O.)"The Archies53align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim
1969"Did You See Her Eyes"The Illusion32align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry
"Sugar, Sugar"The Archies1align="center"-1Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim
1970: Wilson Pickett, #25 US, #4 R&B<br>1971: Sakkarin, #12 UK
1987: The Archies, #91 UK (reissue)
1994: Duke Baysee, #30 UK
"So Good Together"Andy Kim36align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim
"Jingle Jangle"The Archies10align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim
1970"A Friend in the City"Andy Kim90align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim
"Who's Your Baby"The Archies40align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim
"Lay a Little Lovin' on Me"Robin McNamara11align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry, Robin McNamara, and Jim Cretecos
"Oh My My"The Monkees98align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim
"Sunshine"The Archies57align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Bobby Bloom
"It's Your Life"Andy Kim85align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim
"Montego Bay"Bobby Bloom8align="center"-3Written by Jeff Barry and Bobby Bloom
1970: Freddie Notes & the Rudies, # 45 UK
1978: Sugar Cane, #54 UK
1986: Amazulu, #16 UK
1971"Heavy Makes You Happy"Bobby Bloom80align="center"-31Written by Jeff Barry and Bobby Bloom
1971: The Staple Singers: #27 US, #6 R&B
"I Wish I Were"Andy Kim62align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim
"We're All Goin' Home"Bobby Bloom93align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry, Bobby Bloom and Neil Goldberg
"I Been Moved"Andy Kim97align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim
1972"A Brand New Song"Cliff Richardalign="center"-align="center"-51Written by Jeff Barry and Paul Williams
1973"Sister James"Nino Tempo & the 5th Avenue Sax53align="center"-78Written by Jeff Barry and Antonino Lotempio
1974"I Really Got It Bad for You"The Persuasionsalign="center"-56align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Bobby Bloom
"Out of Hand"Gary Stewartalign="center"-align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Tom Jans
#4 Country
"Wake Up and Love Me"April Stevens93align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry, April Stevens and Nino Tempo
"I Honestly Love You"Olivia Newton-John1align="center"-22Written by Jeff Barry and Peter Allen
1977: Olivia Newton-John, #48 US (reissue)
1978: The Staples, #68 R&B<br>1983: Olivia Newton-John, #52 UK (reissue)
1998: Olivia Newton-John, #67 US (reissue)
1976"Saying Hello, Saying I Love You, Saying Goodbye"Jim Ed Brown and Helen Corneliusalign="center"-align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry, Dene Hofheinz and Brad Burg
#2 Country
1984"The Last Time I Made Love"Joyce Kennedy and Jeffrey Osborne402align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
1985"Lie to You for Your Love"The Bellamy Brothersalign="center"-align="center"-align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry and Frankie Miller
#2 Country
2002"Whoa Now"B Rich98align="center"-align="center"-Written by Brian Rich, Ron Hall, Jeff Barry and Janet DuBois
2004"Nasty Girl"Nitty8799align="center"-Written by Jeff Barry, Andy Kim and Frank Ross

Other chart hits and notable songs written by Ellie Greenwich alone or with others

YearSong[5] Original artistU.S. PopU.S. R&BUK Singles ChartOther charting versions, and notes
1963"Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart?"Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans38align="center"-align="center"-Written by Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector and Tony Powers
1980: Showaddywaddy, #22 UK
"He's Got the Power"The Exciters57align="center"-align="center"-Written by Ellie Greenwich and Tony Powers
"One Boy Too Late"Mike Clifford96align="center"-align="center"-Written by Ellie Greenwich and Tony Powers
1968"Sunshine After the Rain"Ellie Greenwichalign="center"-align="center"-align="center"-Written by Ellie Greenwich
1977: Elkie Brooks, #10 UK
1994: New Atlantic / U4EA, #26 UK
1995: Berri, #4 UK
1983"Keep It Confidential"Nona Hendryx9122align="center"-Written by Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Kent and Ellen Foley

Notes and References

  1. http://www.musicvf.com/songs.php?page=artist&artist=Jeff+Barry&tab=songaswriterchartstab Songs written by Jeff Barry, MusicVF.com
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel. 2003. Top Pop Singles 1955-2002. 1st. Record Research Inc.. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. 0-89820-155-1. registration.
  3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Joel Whitburn . 1996 . Record Research.

  4. Book: Betts, Graham. 2004. Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004. 1st. Collins. London. 0-00-717931-6.
  5. http://www.musicvf.com/songs.php?page=artist&artist=Ellie+Greenwich&tab=songaswriterchartstab Songs written by Ellie Greenwich, MusicVF.com