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 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | November 10, 1964, Abbey Road, London[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Columbia (UK) Laurie (US) Capitol (Canada) |
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| Writer(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 | 02:21 | |||
| Label | RCA Camden | |||
| Let's Be Friends track listing | ||||
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"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 September 11, 1960 and reached position 79.[3]
Cover versions[edit]
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.
Elvis Presley recorded a cover version in early 1969. The song was released in April 1970 as the first track on side two of Elvis' RCA Victor LP Let's Be Friends. As a break from Elvis' early rock-style music and his long stint recording pop film soundtracks, the song features many big band qualities and an extended Jazzy instrumental section. The track runs for 2 minutes and 21 seconds.
Other recordings of the song were made by Cissy Houston, for a 1970 single, and Cass Elliot, on her album Cass Elliot (1972). It was also sung by Daveigh Chase in an episode of the television series Big Love entitled "D.I.V.O.R.C.E." Chase's character Rhonda Volmer sings the song while performing a striptease to it at a club.
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.britbands.bravepages.com/gerrydiary.html Gerry Marsden's diary
- ^ http://www.bobbydarin.net/bailey.html Bobby Darin's single "Bill Bailey"
- ^ http://www.bobbydarin.net/billboardhits.html Bobby Darin's Billboard positions
External links[edit]
- secondhandsongs.com Bobby Darin: I'll Be There
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- 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
