Daddy's Home (song)
"Daddy's Home" | ||||
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Single by Shep and the Limelites | ||||
B-side | "This I Know" | |||
Released | March 1961 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 2:47 | |||
Label | Hull | |||
Songwriter(s) | James "Shep" Sheppard, Clarence Bassett, Charles Baskerville | |||
Shep and the Limelites singles chronology | ||||
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"Daddy's Home" is a famous song by American doo-wop group Shep and the Limelites. The song was written by the three members of the band, James "Shep" Sheppard (1935–1970), Clarence Bassett (1936–2005) and Charles Baskerville. The group recorded the original version of "Daddy's Home" on February 1, 1961, and it was released on Hull Records in March 1961 with the B-side being "This I Know".
"Daddy's Home" reached no. 2 on the Billboard popular music chart in May 1961.[1] It was kept from No.1 by "Travelin' Man" by Ricky Nelson.[2]
Later songs by the band were not as successful as "Daddy's Home", but still sold well.[3][4]
Part of a song cycle
The song is an example of James Sheppard's legacy of composing of rock 'n' roll's first-ever song cycle titles, telling the story of a relationship, beginning with going home to his girl, and further twists along the way, like getting married, celebrating their anniversary, problems encountered etc. The songs that told this story cycle were famously "A Thousand Miles Away", "500 Miles to Go", both with the Heartbeats; and continued with "Daddy's Home", "Three Steps from the Altar," "Our Anniversary", and "What Did Daddy Do?" for Shep and the Limelites.[5]
Chart history
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Covers
The song was covered by many artists including P. J. Proby (1970), Frank Zappa (1971),[11] Jermaine Jackson (1972), Toots and the Maytals (Funky Kingston 1973), The Carpenters (‘’Live In Japan’’ 1974, Richard Carpenter lead), Junior English, and Cliff Richard (1981).
Jermaine Jackson
"Daddy's Home" | ||||
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Single by Jermaine Jackson | ||||
from the album Jermaine | ||||
B-side | "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me for a Little While)" | |||
Released | November 15, 1972 | |||
Recorded | 1972 | |||
Studio | Motown | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:59 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Songwriter(s) | James "Shep" Sheppard, Clarence Bassett, Charles Baskerville | |||
Jermaine Jackson singles chronology | ||||
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Record World said of this version "Beautifully produced, this funky ballad should be a natural winner."[14]
His version was sampled in the 1973 break-in record "Super Fly Meets Shaft" (US #31).
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Cliff Richard version
"Daddy's Home (live)" | ||||
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Hammersmith Odeon | ||||
Genre | Pop, Doo-wop | |||
Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | EMI Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | James Sheppard, Clarence Bassett, Charles Baskerville | |||
Producer(s) | Cliff Richard[22] | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Daddy's Home" on YouTube |
British singer Cliff Richard released a live version as a single for the Christmas period in 1981. It was the second single to be lifted from his 1981 album Wired for Sound.
The song became an international hit reaching number 2 on the
A video clip was recorded to accompany the single release instead of using footage of the original BBC live recording.[24]
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References
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- ^ "Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. 2 January 2013.
- ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 208. CN 5585.
- ^ AllMusic, Shep & the Limelites Biography Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ "Shep and the Limelites." The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Volume 3. Enfield, England: Guinness Publishing Ltd., 1992, p. 2247.
- ^ CHUM Hit Parade, May 15, 1961
- ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 10, 1961
- ^ Musicoutfitters.com
- ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 30, 1961
- ^ "FZShows: Unreleased, radio, and weird stuff".
- ^ Breihan, Tom (January 4, 2019). "The Number Ones: The Jackson 5's "The Love You Save"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
He had two songs that peaked at #9: the vaguely creepy 1972 doo-wop throwback ballad "Daddy's Home"...
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1973-04-14. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. December 9, 1972. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1973-04-14. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 283.
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 17, 1973
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (December 26, 2017). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 29, 1973
- ^ "Cliff Richard - Daddy's Home". www.cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Daddy's Home (7 inch). EMI Records. 1981.
- ^ "UK certification Database". BPI. Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ^ Cliff Richard - "Daddy's Home" (video clip)
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ RPM 50 Singles, March 13, 1982
- ISBN 978-951-680-321-3.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – Daddy's Home" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – Daddy's Home" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Daddy's Home". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 2, 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – Daddy's Home" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Cliff Richard – Daddy's Home". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Cliff Richard: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Cliff Richard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Cliff Richard Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles 20 Mar 1982". Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ISBN 0-906154-03-0.
- ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report. January 3, 1983. Retrieved January 22, 2023 – via Imgur.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1982". Ultratop. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 1982". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "British single certifications – Cliff Richard – Daddy's Home". British Phonographic Industry.
External links
- Shep & the Limelites - Daddy's Home on YouTube
- Jermaine Jackson - Daddy's Home on YouTube
- Cliff Richard - Daddy's Home on YouTube