I'll Be There (Bobby Darin song)
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"I'll Be There" | ||||
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Single by Gerry and the Pacemakers | ||||
B-side | "Baby You're So Good to Me" | |||
Released | March 1965 | |||
Recorded | November 10, 1964, Abbey Road, London[1] | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Columbia (UK) Laurie (US) Capitol (Canada) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bobby Darin | |||
Producer(s) | George Martin | |||
Gerry and the Pacemakers singles chronology | ||||
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"I'll Be There" | |
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Song by Elvis Presley | |
from the album Let's Be Friends | |
Released | April 1970 |
Recorded | 23 January 1969 |
Length | 2:21 |
Label | RCA Camden |
Songwriter(s) | Bobby Darin |
"I'll Be There" is a song written and originally recorded by Bobby Darin in 1960. It was first released as B-side to his single "Bill Bailey" (ATCO 6167).[2] As such it entered the Billboard charts on July 11, 1960 and reached position 79.[3]
Cover versions
Invariably used as the epilogue song at The Cavern Club,[citation needed] it became a Canadian number one hit for one of its bands, Gerry and the Pacemakers (The US and UK singles were different recordings).
Elvis Presley recorded a cover version in early 1969. The song was released in April 1970 as the first track on side two of Presley's LP Let's Be Friends. The song features many big band arrangements and an extended jazzy instrumental section. The track runs 2:21.
Other artists recording the song included Cissy Houston (a 1970 single) and Cass Elliot, on her album Cass Elliot (1972). It was also sung by Daveigh Chase in the "D.I.V.O.R.C.E." episode of the television series Big Love. Chase's character Rhonda Volmer sang the song while performing a striptease at a club.
References
- ^ "Gerry's Datebook". Britbands.bravepages.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ^ "BobbyDarin.net/BobbyDarin.com - "Bill Bailey"/"I'll Be There"". Bobbydarin.net. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ^ "BobbyDarin.net/BobbyDarin.com - Listing of Billboard Hits". Bobbydarin.net. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
External links
- secondhandsongs.com Bobby Darin: I'll Be There
- Songs written by Bobby Darin
- Gerry and the Pacemakers songs
- RPM Top Singles number-one singles
- 1965 singles
- Song recordings produced by George Martin
- Elvis Presley songs
- Cissy Houston songs
- Pop ballads
- 1960s ballads
- Cass Elliot songs
- 1960 songs
- Capitol Records singles
- Columbia Graphophone Company singles
- Laurie Records singles