There Goes My Baby (The Drifters song)
"There Goes My Baby" | ||||
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Single by The Drifters | ||||
from the album The Drifters' Greatest Hits | ||||
B-side | "Oh My Love" | |||
Released | April 24, 1959 | |||
Recorded | March 6, 1959 | |||
Genre | Soul, rhythm and blues, doo-wop | |||
Length | 2:08 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Benjamin Nelson, Lover Patterson, George Treadwell[1] | |||
Producer(s) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | |||
The Drifters singles chronology | ||||
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"There Goes My Baby" is a song written by Ben E. King (Benjamin Earl Nelson), Lover Patterson, George Treadwell and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for The Drifters.[1][2] This was the first single by the second incarnation of the Drifters (previously known as the 5 Crowns), who assumed the group name in 1958 after manager George Treadwell fired the remaining members of the original lineup. The Atlantic Records release was Ben E. King's debut recording as the lead singer of the group.
History
Leiber and Stoller used a radically different approach to production from what Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler had employed with the original Clyde McPhatter-led Drifters. The combination of new style and new group fit, and the song reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, behind "A Big Hunk o' Love" by Elvis Presley.[3] "There Goes My Baby" also hit number one on the Billboard R&B chart.[4] On the Cash Box sales chart, it likewise went to number one for two weeks, in the summer of 1959.
Song
The
- (There goes my baby) Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
- (There goes my baby) Yeah, yeah, yeah,yeah
- (There goes my baby) Whoa-oh-oh-oh
- (There she goes) Yeah! (There she goes)[2]
Legacy
This recording introduced the idea of using
In 2010, the song was ranked #196 on
Charts
Chart (1959) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 2 |
US Billboard Hot R&B Sides[10] | 1 |
Donna Summer version
"There Goes My Baby" | ||||
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Single by Donna Summer | ||||
from the album Cats Without Claws | ||||
B-side | "Maybe It's Over" | |||
Released | July 1984 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:05 | |||
Warner Bros. (Europe) | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Benjamin Nelson, Lover Patterson, George Treadwell, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | |||
Producer(s) | Michael Omartian | |||
Donna Summer singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"There Goes My Baby" on YouTube |
Charts
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[14] | 52 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[15] | 31 |
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[16] | 23 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] | 31 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] | 31 |
Spain ( Los 40 Principales)[13]
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15 |
UK Singles (OCC)[19] | 99 |
US Billboard Hot 100[20] | 21 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[21] | 20 |
References
- ^ a b "The Drifters, 'There Goes My Baby' | 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ a b c Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 14 - Big Rock Candy Mountain: Rock 'n' roll in the late fifties. [Part 4] : UNT Digital Library" (audio). Pop Chronicles. Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
- ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 173.
- ISBN 0-306-80683-5.
- ^ "There Goes My Baby", The Art of Rock Music
- ISBN 0-679-73728-6.
- ^ "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. April 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 Week of August 17, 1959". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 Week of July 27, 1959". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ ISSN 0093-7673.
such post-disco rock tracks as Supernatural Love and There Goes My Baby
- ^ Molanphy, Chris (November 27, 2017). "Queen of Disco Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8724." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8974." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ "Donna Summer – There Goes My Baby" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Donna Summer" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ "Donna Summer: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ "Donna Summer Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ "Donna Summer Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2020.