Welcome Home, Baby Explained

Welcome Home, Baby
Type:single
Artist:The Shirelles
Album:The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party
B-Side:Mama, Here Comes the Bride
Released:1962
Recorded:Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre:R&B
Label:Scepter
Producer:Luther Dixon
Prev Title:Soldier Boy
Prev Year:1962
Next Title:It's Love That Really Counts (In the Long Run)
Next Year:1962

"Welcome Home, Baby" is a song written by Luther Dixon and performed by The Shirelles. The song reached #20 on the R&B chart, #22 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #31 in Canada in 1962.[1] [2] It was featured on their 1962 album, The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party.[3]

The song was arranged by Bert Keyes.[4]

The single's B-side, "Mama, Here Comes the Bride", reached #104 on the Billboard chart.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Welcome+Home+Baby+by+The+Shirelles&id=44802 The Shirelles, "Welcome Home, Baby" Chart Positions
  2. Web site: CHUM Hit Parade - July 16, 1962.
  3. http://www.discogs.com/Shirelles-King-Curtis-Give-A-Twist-Party/release/1948504 The Shirelles, The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party
  4. http://www.45cat.com/record/1234us The Shirelles, "Welcome Home, Baby" single release
  5. http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Mama%2C+Here+Comes+the+Bride+by+The+Shirelles&id=103672 The Shirelles, "Mama, Here Comes the Bride" Chart Positions