You Baby (song) explained
"You Baby" is a song written by P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri and was originally recorded by the Vogues in 1965, though their version was not released until 1996.[7]
The Turtles recording
A cover version was released by the Turtles in 1966. The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 20,[8] while reaching No. 15 on the Record World 100 Top Pops,[9] No. 17 on the Cash Box Top 100,[10] and No. 11 on Canada's "RPM Play Sheet".[11] Billboard described the song as a "rocker with a surf in' sound in the vocal" and a "winner."[12] Cash Box described it as an "easy-going, handclappin’ warm-hearted pledge of romantic devotion."[13]
Chart performance
| Chart (1966) | Peak
position |
|---|
| Canada – RPM Play Sheet | 11 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 20 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 17 |
| US Record World 100 Top Pops | 15 | |
Other cover versions
In 1966, the song was released by the Mamas & the Papas on their debut album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears.[14]
Notes and References
- Book: Rodriguez . Robert . Revolver: How the Beatles Re-Imagined Rock 'n' Roll . 2012 . Backbeat Books . Montclair . 978-1-61713-009-0 . registration . 240.
- News: Billboard. 2021-03-07. January 22, 1966. 16. Spotlight Singles.
- Book: Pig Gold, Gary. Kim . Cooper. David. Smay. 2001. Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. The Turtles. Feral House. Los Angeles. 92–93.
- Book: Segretto, Mike. 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. 2022. 1966. 110. Backbeat. 9781493064601.
- Book: Segretto, Mike. 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. 2022. 1966. 110. Backbeat. 9781493064601.
- Book: Stanley, Bob . Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. America Strikes Back: The Byrds and Folk Rock. https://books.google.com/books?id=9emZAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT7. 13 September 2013. Faber & Faber. 978-0-571-28198-5. 184.
- Kienzle, Rich. "Songwriter P.F. Sloan's Legacy (And Connection to the Vogues)", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 20, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-turtles/chart-history/hsi/ Hot 100 - The Turtles You Baby
- "100 Top Pops", Record World, March 26, 1966. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, April 2, 1966. p. 4. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- "R.P.M. Play Sheet", RPM Weekly, Volume 5, No. 3, March 14, 1966. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- News: Billboard. 2021-03-07. January 22, 1966. 16. Spotlight Singles.
- CashBox Record Reviews . January 22, 1966 . 12 . 2022-01-12 . Cash Box.
- Greenwald, Matthew (2002). Go Where You Wanna Go: The Oral History of The Mamas and The Papas, Cooper Square Press. pp. 285-286. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
