I'll Be There (Bobby Darin song)

"I'll Be There"
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)
Writer(s) Bobby Darin
Producer(s) George Martin
Gerry and the Pacemakers singles chronology
"Ferry Cross the Mersey"
(1964)		 "I'll Be There"
(1965)		 "Walk Hand in Hand"
(1965)
"I'll Be There"
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

"Mama"
(5)		 "I'll Be There"
(6)		 "Almost"
(7)

"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

Invariably used as the epilogue song at The Cavern Club, it became a Canadian number one hit for one of its bands, Gerry and the Pacemakers (The US and UK singles were different recordings).

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

  1. ↑ "Gerry's Datebook". Britbands.bravepages.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  2. ↑ "BobbyDarin.net/BobbyDarin.com - "Bill Bailey"/"I'll Be There"". Bobbydarin.net. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  3. ↑ "BobbyDarin.net/BobbyDarin.com - Listing of Billboard Hits". Bobbydarin.net. Retrieved 2016-09-29.

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