The Ronettes Be My Baby 1965 Live TV Footage

Be My Baby is a 1963 single written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich, performed by the Ronettes and produced by Spector. When released as a single, the song reached No 2 on the U. S. Billboard Pop Singles Chart and No 4 on the UK s Record Retailer. Be My Baby also peaked at number four on the RB chart. As sung by The Ronettes the song is No 22 on Rolling Stone s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 1999 it was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame, and in 2006, the Library of Congress honored their version by adding it to the United States National Recording Registry. Often cited as the ultimate embodiment of Spector s Wall of Sound, Be My Baby is one of the bestknown and most enduring songs of its era. In her autobiography, lead vocalist Ronnie Spector relates that she was on tour with Joey Dee and the Starlighters when Be My Baby was introduced by Dick Clark on American Bandsta br, br,