A&M Studios, Los Angeles
Producers: John Lennon, Phil Spector
John Lennon recorded ‘Be My Baby’ for his Rock ‘N’ Roll album on 18 October 1973.
‘Be My Baby’ was written by Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, and Jeff Barry, and was a hit for The Ronettes in 1963. In the United States it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, and number four on the Record Retailer chart in the United Kingdom.
The song did not appear on Rock ‘N’ Roll, but was included on Roots: John Lennon Sings The Great Rock & Roll Hits, a rare mail-order album containing rough mixes of the sessions. Roots was briefly available in January 1975 before EMI blocked its sale, and ‘Be My Baby’ was officially released on the John Lennon Anthology box set in 1998.
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