"Keep Your Hands off My Baby" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King.[1]
The most notable recording was by Little Eva, whose version reached No. 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 30 on the UK Singles Chart in 1962.
Chart history
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (CHUM Chart)[2] | 11 |
| UK Singles Chart[3] | 30 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles[5] | 6 |
Other recordings
Other artists who have recorded versions of the song include:
- The Beatles who recorded the song for the BBC radio show Saturday Club on 22 January 1963, which was first broadcast four days later. They also performed it the following month on their first British tour. It was later released on their album Live at the BBC, in 1994.[6]
- Kirsty MacColl's version peaked at number 123 on the Record Business singles chart in February 1981.[7]
- Helen Shapiro[8]
- Lindisfarne
- Skeeter Davis
- The Trashmen
- Ol' 55
- Wayne Fontana[9]
References
- ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1962. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - December 10, 1962".
- ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 505.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 355.
- ^ The Beatles Bible: Keep Your Hands Off My Baby Retrieved on 15 September 2008.
- ^ "The Singles Chart - Ones to Watch". Record Business. Vol. 3, no. 46. 16 February 1981. p. 11. ISSN 0144-0691.
- ^ "At Abbey Road 1961–1967 – Helen Shapiro". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "CaroleKing.com". Retrieved 24 March 2008.
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