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1960s, Albums, Be My Baby, Do I Love You?, Phil Spector, Presenting the Ronettes, Walking in the Rain
Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes is the only album by American girl group the Ronettes (credited to “the Ronettes featuring Veronia”). Produced by Phil Spector and released in November 1964 through his label, Philles Records, the album collects the group’s singles from 1963–1964.
Be My Baby was released in August 1963. Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Spector, the song was the Ronettes’ biggest hit, reaching #2 in the U.S. and #4 in the UK. It is often ranked as among the best songs of the 1960s, and it is regarded by some as one of the greatest songs of all time. In 2006, the Library of Congress inducted Be My Baby into the United States National Recording Registry.
Do I Love You? is a song written by Spector, Pete Andreoli and Vini Poncia. It reached #11 on Cashbox’s “Top 50 in R&B Locations” on July 18, 1964, their fourth highest charting hit on a national R&B chart. It peaked at #34 on the U.S. Hot 100 on August 1, 1964, becoming the group’s fourth consecutive top forty hit on the chart. It also reached #35 in the UK and stayed on the chart for four weeks.
Walking in the Rain is a song written by Barry Mann, Spector and Cynthia Weil. It was originally recorded in 1964 peaking at #23. The song also reached #3 on the R&B chart in 1965.
Baby, I Love You is a song originally recorded in 1963 and written by Barry, Greenwich and Spector. Released in November 1963, the single reached #24 on both the Hot 100 and Cashbox charts, peaking at #11 in the UK.
(The Best Part of) Breakin’ Up is a song written by Spector, Andreoli and Poncia. It was released in April 1964 and was the group’s third consecutive top forty hit in the U.S. The single peaked at #39 in the U.S. and #43 in the UK.