Baby It's You (album)

Baby It's You
Studio album by The Shirelles
Released	1962
Genre	R&B, pop
Length	28:58
Label	Scepter
Producer	Luther Dixon, Bob Irwin
The Shirelles chronology
The Shirelles Sing to Trumpets and Strings (1961) Baby It's You (1962) The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party (1962)

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Baby It's You is a 1962 R&B studio album by The Shirelles. It contains the 1962 hits "Baby It's You" and "Soldier Boy".

Reception

In his retrospective review of the release, Richie Unterberger for AllMusic wrote "Still, 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."^[1]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Baby It's You" (Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Barney Williams) – 2:43
2. "The Things I Want to Hear (Pretty Words)" (Fred Anisfield, Willie Denson, Jerome Kern) – 2:42
3. "Big John (Ain't You Gonna Marry Me)" (Big John Patton, Amiel Summers, Titus Turner) – 2:20
4. "The Same Old Story" (Luther Dixon) – 2:21
5. "Voice of Experience" (Big John Patton) – 2:20
6. "Irresistible You" (Luther Dixon, Al Kasha) – 2:14

Side two

1. "Soldier Boy" (Luther Dixon, Florence Green) – 2:42
2. "A Thing of the Past" (Bob Brass, Irvine Levine) – 2:39
3. "Twenty-One" (Luther Dixon) – 2:02
4. "Make the Night a Little Longer" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:32
5. "Twisting in the U.S.A." (Kal Mann) – 1:54
6. "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

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