Baby Love
The Supremes
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Baby love, my baby love, I need you oh how I need you But all you do is treat me bad Break my heart and leave me sad Tell me what did I do wrong to make you stay away so long 'Cause baby love, my baby love, been missing ya, miss kissing ya Instead of breaking up Let's start some kissing and making up Don't throw our love away In my arms why don't you stay? Need ya, need ya, baby love, my baby love Baby love, my baby love, why must we separate my love? All of my whole life through I never love no one but you Why you do me like you do, I guess it's me Ooh, need to hold you once again my love, feel your warm embrace my love Don't throw our love away, please don't do me this way Not happy like I used to be, loneliness has got the best of me my love My baby love, I need ya oh how I need ya Why you do me like you do After I've been true to you So deep in love with you Baby, baby ooh 'Til it hurt me, 'til it hurt me Ooh baby love Don't throw our love away Don't throw our love away
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Written by: Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Lamont Dozier
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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12 facts about this song
Release Date"Baby Love" by The Supremes was released on September 17, 1964 in the United States.
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Chart SuccessThe song landed the coveted No.1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States later in the same year. It also reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in November 1964, making it the first song by an all-female group to achieve this feat.
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RecordingThe song was recorded at the Hitsville U.S.A. Studio, home of Motown Records, in Detroit, Michigan.
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Songwriting TeamThe song was written by Motown's main songwriting team, Holland–Dozier–Holland, responsible for many of the label's greatest hits.
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Significance"Baby Love" is considered one of the most popular songs by The Supremes and one of the defining hits of the Motown sound. It was also instrumental in establishing The Supremes as one of the leading girl groups of the 60s.
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Music VideoThe music video of "Baby Love" was filmed at Granada Television's studios in Manchester, England during October 1964.
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Awards and RecognitionIn 1999, "Baby Love" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and in 2004 it ranked at No.324 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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First UK VisitThe song was performed by The Supremes on the very popular British television program, "Top Of The Pops," upon their inaugural visit to the UK.
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Cover Versions"Baby Love" has been covered by numerous artists over the years, including Bonnie Pointer, Honey Ltd., and Martina McBride.
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AlbumThe song featured on The Supremes' second album "Where Did Our Love Go" which was their first album to hit number one on the U.S. Billboard 200.
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RIAA Certification"Baby Love" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1964, recognizing sales of over a million copies.
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Song ThemeThe song, sung in the voice of a woman pleading her lover not to leave her, is well-known for its distinct use of echoing back-up vocals and Diana Ross's sassy yet plaintive lead vocal.
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