Born to Be with You (song)
"Born to Be with You" | ||||
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Single by The Chordettes | ||||
B-side | "Love Never Changes" | |||
Released | June 1956 | |||
Genre | Traditional pop | |||
Length | 2:46 | |||
Label | Cadence | |||
Songwriter(s) | Don Robertson | |||
The Chordettes singles chronology | ||||
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"Born to Be with You" is a song written by Don Robertson. It was published in 1956.
The original and biggest hit version (#5 on the pop charts) was by The Chordettes in 1956. Don Robertson also recorded this song in 1965.
3 years later, In 1968, Sonny James recorded a version of the song which reached number one on the country charts.[1]
In the Chordettes version, because of the short verses, the Chordettes hum two choruses in-between the verses, while in the second humming chorus, a whistling of composer Don Robertson, is heard playing a counterpoint melody. Several disc jockeys wrongly fade the song out when the bass guitar plays a rumba rhythm that seems to fade out, however, following a brief pause, the Chordettes sing a harmonic variation Capella of the word "AMEN".
Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1956[2] for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56) issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.[3]
In 1973, Dave Edmunds had a UK Top 5 hit with the song, using his then popular "wall of sound" technique, borrowed from Phil Spector. Steel-string acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke included his rendition of the song on his 1974 album, Ice Water.[4] It would be the title track for an album released by Dion DiMucci in 1975. Country singer Sandy Posey released the song in 1978 and it went to #21 on the country charts. Anne Murray recorded a cover of the song for her album Croonin' (1993).
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 172.
- ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "Ice Water - Overview". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). Retrieved 2009-09-22.