Baby It's You (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Baby It's You
| type = studio
| artist = The Shirelles
| cover = BabyItsYouAlbum.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1962
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| length = 28:58
| label = Scepter
| producer = Luther Dixon, Bob Irwin
| prev_title = The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party
| prev_year = 1962
| next_title = Foolish Little Girl
| next_year = 1962
| misc = {{Singles
| name =
| type = studio
| single1 = Big John (Ain't You Gonna Marry Me)
| single1date = September 1961
| single2 = Baby It's You
| single2date = 1961
| single3 = Soldier Boy
| single3date = March 1962
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
|rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
|rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=7 |page=423}}
|rev3 = (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide
|rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |title=(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=2004 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |page=733}}
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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."{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/baby-its-you-mw0000101919|title=Baby It's You - The Shirelles {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2018-04-03}}
Track listing
=Side 1=
- "Baby It's You" (Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Barney Williams) – 2:43
- "Irresistible You" (Luther Dixon, Al Kasha) – 2:14
- "The Things I Want to Hear (Pretty Words)" (Fred Anisfield, Willie Denson) – 2:42
- "Big John (Ain't You Gonna Marry Me)" (Big John Patton, Amiel Summers, Titus Turner) – 2:20
- "The Same Old Story" (Luther Dixon) – 2:21
- "Voice of Experience" (Big John Patton) – 2:20
=Side 2=
- "Soldier Boy" (Luther Dixon, Florence Green) – 2:42
- "A Thing of the Past" (Bob Brass, Irwin Levine) – 2:39
- "Twenty-One" (Luther Dixon) – 2:02
- "Make the Night a Little Longer" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:32
- "Twisting in the U.S.A." (Kal Mann) – 1:54
- "Putty (In Your Hands)" (Big John Patton) – 2:29
Personnel
- Doris Coley – lead and backing vocals
- Addie "Micki" Harris – lead and backing vocals
- Beverly Lee – lead and backing vocals
- Shirley Owens – lead and backing vocals
References
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Category:Sundazed Music albums
Category:Albums produced by Luther Dixon
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