"Born to Be with You" is a song by the American female vocal quartet The Chordettes. Written by Don Robertson, the song was released in 1956. The song reached a position of number five on the pop charts in the United States. In Ireland, Butch Moore & The Capitol Showband took it to No. 1 in 1965.[1]
| "Born to Be with You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Background
editIn 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".
Cover versions
edit- Don Robertson also recorded this song in 1965.
- In 1968, Sonny James recorded a version of the song which reached number one on the country charts.[2]
- J.D. Crowe recorded the song on his 1978 release Blackjack. It is a bluegrass rendition.
- Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1956[3] 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.[4]
- In 1973, Dave Edmunds had a No. 5 hit in the UK with the song, using his then popular "wall of sound" technique, borrowed from Phil Spector.[5]
- Dion DiMucci recorded the song as the title song of his 1975 Born to Be with You album, the song and much of the album being produced by Phil Spector.[6]
- Steel-string acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke included his rendition of the song on his 1974 album, Ice Water.[7]
- Country singer Sandy Posey released the song in 1978 and it went to No. 21 on the US country chart.
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 166.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dave Edmunds". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Dion, Born To Be With You/Streetheart, Ace Records LTD. London, UK, 2001
- ^ "Ice Water - Overview". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). Retrieved 2009-09-22.
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