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1962 studio album by The Shirelles
Baby It's You
Studio album by The Shirelles
Released1962
GenreR&B, pop
Length28:58
LabelScepter
ProducerLuther Dixon, Bob Irwin
The Shirelles chronology
The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party
(1962) 		Baby It's You
(1962) 		Foolish Little Girl
(1962)
Singles from Baby It's You
  1. "Big John (Ain't You Gonna Marry Me)"
    Released: September 1961
  2. "Baby It's You"
    Released: 1961
  3. "Soldier Boy"
    Released: March 1962
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide

Baby It's You is a studio album by the Shirelles, released in 1962. It contains the hits "Baby It's You" and "Soldier Boy".

Reception

In his retrospective review of the release, Richie Unterberger for AllMusic wrote that "it's a pretty solid effort for its day, featuring state-of-the-art orchestral early-'60s New York girl group production and decent songwriting."

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Baby It's You" (Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Barney Williams) – 2:43
  2. "Irresistible You" (Luther Dixon, Al Kasha) – 2:14
  3. "The Things I Want to Hear (Pretty Words)" (Fred Anisfield, Willie Denson) – 2:42
  4. "Big John (Ain't You Gonna Marry Me)" (Big John Patton, Amiel Summers, Titus Turner) – 2:20
  5. "The Same Old Story" (Luther Dixon) – 2:21
  6. "Voice of Experience" (Big John Patton) – 2:20

Side 2

  1. "Soldier Boy" (Luther Dixon, Florence Green) – 2:42
  2. "A Thing of the Past" (Bob Brass, Irwin Levine) – 2:39
  3. "Twenty-One" (Luther Dixon) – 2:02
  4. "Make the Night a Little Longer" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:32
  5. "Twisting in the U.S.A." (Kal Mann) – 1:54
  6. "Putty (In Your Hands)" (Big John Patton) – 2:29

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Baby It's You - The Shirelles | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 423.
  3. (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 733.
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