(c)1961 Mack David - Luther Dixon - Burt Bacharach
Track 10 on Beatles album "Please Please Me" (1963)
Arr. stagwolf
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Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la.. Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la.. Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la.. Sha-la-la-la-la
It´s not the way you smile that touched my heart, it´s not the way you kiss that tears me apart
O-oh, many many, many nights go by, I sit alone at home and I cry over you
What can I do? Can´t help myself ´cos baby it´s you.. Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
Baby it´s you.. Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la-la..you should hear what they say about you "cheat, cheat"
They say, they say you never never never, ever been true o-oh, it doesn´t matter what they say
I know, I´m gonna love you any old way what can I do then it´s true?
Don´t want nobody, nobody, ´cos, baby it´s you.. Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
Baby it´s you.. Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la [harmonica break]
O-oh, it doesn´t matter what they say, I know, I´m gonna love you any old way
What can I do when it´s true? Don´t want nobody, nobody
´Cos, baby it´s you.. Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la.. baby, it´s you.. Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la [harmonica fade]
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Bluesharp key of A, solid rock key of E
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The Shirelles
The song was produced by Luther Dixon. When released as a single in 1961, the song became very popular, becoming a number eight hit on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. It later appeared on the album Baby It's You, named to capitalize upon the success of the single. The vocal arrangements on this version proved influential in subsequent versions, including that by The Beatles, who used the same one. One notable feature of the song is its minor-to-major key chord changes on the verses.
The Beatles
The Beatles performed "Baby It's You" as part of their stage act from 1961 until 1963. They recorded it on February 11, 1963 for their first album, Please Please Me, along with "Boys", another song by the Shirelles.[1] American label Vee-Jay Records included it on Introducing... The Beatles and Songs, Pictures and Stories of the Fabulous Beatles. Capitol included it on The Early Beatles.
The Beatles released a live version on Live at the BBC in 1994. The song was issued as a CD single and a vinyl single in 1995 in both the UK and the US, their first in nearly a decade. Both versions have four tracks, making it an EP instead of a regular issue single. It reached number seven in the UK and number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100.
A number of other well-known artists have recorded covers of the song, among them:
Bruce Channel, 1962
Dave Berry, 1964
Cilla Black, 1965
Cliff Richard, 1967 & 2002
Smith, 1969
The Carpenters, 1970
The Masqueraders, 1977
Dolly Mixture, 1980
Emily Bindiger, 1981
Pia Zadora, 1982
Elvis Costello & Nick Lowe, 1984
Stacy Lattisaw, 1984
Mai Yamane, 1985
Ace Frehley, 1988
Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin, 1988
Cherrelle, 1992
Petty Booka, 1995
Chrissie Hynde, 1998
Leigh Stephens, 2004
Loleatta Holloway, 2005
Alyson Stoner, 2005
Maria Antonia, 2006
The Bonedrivers, 2006
Friendly Fires, 2009
Shakespears Sister, 2010
Blackrain, 2010
Corey Franks, 2011
Haley Reinhart, 2011
Malehast, 2012
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