Crazy 'Bout My Baby

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Not to be confused with Crazy About My Baby.
"Crazy 'Bout My Baby"
Robert Mosley
singles chronology
"You Ought To Know"
(1961) 		"Crazy 'Bout My Baby"
(1963)

"Crazy 'Bout My Baby" is a song first written and recorded by musician

Robert Mosley in 1963.[1] His third solo single, it failed to chart, leading to it becoming his final single released. Initially an obscure single, it was brought to light by mainstream acts such as The Swinging Blue Jeans and Tages, the latter of which charted in Sweden
with it.

Robert Mosley version

Around this time, Mosley was mostly well-known for his work with other musicians; he had written several chart hits for other artists, including two top-20 Billboard Hot 100 hits; "Big Cold Wind" by Pat Boone and "Sha La La" by the Shirelles, although Manfred Mann made it a chart hit.[2][3] However, in his solo career, Mosley had barely made an impact on the national charts. He had previously released two solo singles, excluding one he recorded with Mayme Watts in 1961. In 1963, he once again attempted to record a single during a session at Capitol Studios, with musician Bert Keyes producing, something he had not often done before.[4] The single was eventually released on April 22, 1963 through Capitol Records.[5]

His rendition features a string "big band" arrangement along with female backing vocals, of which all was done by Keyes. Although the single initially to chart, it was ranked a three-star single by Billboard's May 4, 1963 issue.[6] The reverse side (which was erroneously issued as an A-side)[citation needed] "Goodbye My Lover Goodbye" was covered by the Searchers in 1965, reaching number four in the UK singles chart.[7][8]

Tages version

"Crazy 'Bout My Baby"
Single by Tages
from the album Tages 2
B-side"Go"
ReleasedOctober 21, 1966[9]
RecordedMay–June 1966[10]
StudioEuropafilm Studios, Stockholm
GenreFlamenco rock[11]
Length3:02
LabelPlatina
Songwriter(s)Mosley
Producer(s)Tages
Tages singles chronology
"In My Dreams"
(1966) 		"Crazy 'Bout My Baby"
(1966) 		"Miss Mac Baren"
(1966)

Swedish rock band

Kvällstoppen and Tio i Topp in August 1966.[13][14] This was during the peak of their success in Sweden, both commercially, critically and influentially, as they were experimenting with recording their second studio album Tages 2, which blends both original compositions and covers.[15] "Crazy 'Bout My Baby" was chosen to be recorded for the album, and the arrangement seems to be heavily inspired by the Swinging Blue Jeans version which was released almost a year prior, as it incorporates a similar song structure during the solo. The group would work on the track between May and June 1966 at Europafilm Studios in Bromma, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden.[10]

"Crazy 'Bout My Baby" was eventually released on Tages 2 through

Kvällstoppen on November 15, at a position of 19, before going to number 18 the following week.[17] On December 29, the single peaked at number 16 before dropping off the chart completely.[17] It did not even enter Tio i Topp, being voted off at a position of number 15.[18]

The single became Tages first major commercial failure, as all their previous singles had charted within the top-5 (par "The One For You" and "I'll Be Doggone", which charted at number 6 and 10 respectively)[19][20] Ultimately, "Crazy 'Bout My Baby" became lowest charting song they'd ever released, with the exception of singles which failed to chart completely. However, the group followed the slight chart disappointment with "Miss Mac Baren", which peaked at number 1 on Kvällstoppen and number 4 on Tio i Topp.[14][21] The single was the first to feature Tommy Tausis on drums, as Freddie Skantze had left prior to recording it.

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1966) Peak

position

Sweden (
Kvällstoppen)[22]
 16
Sweden (Tio i Topp)[18] 15

Other covers

  • British rock group
    UK Singles Chart
    , this rendition of the song heavily changed the arrangement and is most likely the one Tages copies from.

References

  1. Copyright Office
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  2. ^ "Manfred Mann, "Sha La La" Chart Positions". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1964-12-05.
  4. ISBN 978-0857121172
    .
  5. ^ Osborne, Jerry (1993). The Complete Library of American Phonograph Recordings. Vol. 1963. Osborne Enterprises. p. 116.
  6. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1963-05-04.
  7. ISBN 0810308452. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help
    )
  8. ^ "goodbye my love | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  9. ^
    ISBN 9789189136885
    .
  10. ^ a b c "Tages - Crazy 'Bout My Baby". Svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  11. ^ Option. Sonic Options Network. 2010 [1985]. p. 23.
  12. ISBN 1561592374
    .
  13. OCLC 165178200
    .
  14. ^
    OCLC 186200204.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link
    )
  15. ^ a b "Tages - Tages 2". Svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  16. ^ "Tages - In My Dreams". Svenskpophistoria.se. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  17. ^ a b "CRAZY 'BOUT MY BABY av TAGES". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  18. ^
    ISBN 919727125X
    .
  19. ^ "THE ONE FOR YOU av TAGES". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  20. ^ "I'LL BE DOGGONE av TAGES". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  21. ^ "MISS MAC BAREN av TAGES". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  22. ISBN 9163021404. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help
    )
  23. ISBN 0874366615
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  24. ISBN 978-0275998608
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  25. ISBN 978-0857125958
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