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"You Baby"
Single by the Turtles
from the album You Baby
B-side"Wanderin' Kind"
ReleasedFebruary 1966[1]
Genre
Length2:12
LabelWhite Whale
Songwriter(s)P. F. Sloan & Steve Barri
Producer(s)Bones Howe
The Turtles singles chronology
"Let Me Be"
(1965) 		"You Baby"
(1966) 		"Grim Reaper of Love"
(1966)

"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.[6]

The Turtles recording

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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,[7] while reaching No. 15 on the Record World 100 Top Pops,[8] No. 17 on the Cash Box Top 100,[9] and No. 11 on Canada's "RPM Play Sheet".[10] Billboard described the song as a "rocker with a surf in' sound in the vocal" and a "winner."[2] Cash Box described it as an "easy-going, handclappin’ warm-hearted pledge of romantic devotion."[11]

Chart performance

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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

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In 1966, the song was released by the Mamas & the Papas on their debut album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Rodriguez, Robert (2012). Revolver: How the Beatles Re-Imagined Rock 'n' Roll. Montclair: Backbeat Books. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-61713-009-0.
  2. ^ a b "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. January 22, 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  3. ^ Pig Gold, Gary (2001). "The Turtles". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 92–93.
  4. ^ a b Segretto, Mike (2022). "1966". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 110. ISBN 9781493064601.
  5. ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "America Strikes Back: The Byrds and Folk Rock". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
  6. ^ Kienzle, Rich. "Songwriter P.F. Sloan's Legacy (And Connection to the Vogues)", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 20, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  7. ^ Hot 100 - The Turtles You Baby, Billboard.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  8. ^ "100 Top Pops", Record World, March 26, 1966. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, April 2, 1966. p. 4. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  10. ^ "R.P.M. Play Sheet", RPM Weekly, Volume 5, No. 3, March 14, 1966. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  11. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. January 22, 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  12. ^ 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.


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