Maybe Baby (song)
"Maybe Baby" is a 1957 rock and roll song released by The Crickets. The single was a Top Forty hit in the U.S., the UK, and Canada.[2]
Background
1957 sheet music cover, Nor Va Jak Music, Inc., New York.
"Maybe Baby" was originally recorded by The Crickets (with Buddy Holly) in 1957.[3] It was written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty and reached 17th in the US charts but 4th in the UK charts (where Holly toured that year) — see Buddy Holly discography. The single also reached no. 8 on the Billboard R&B chart and no. 9 on the Canadian charts.[4] The rather simple lyrics are augmented by a characteristic twangy percussive accompaniment (rockabilly),[1] especially effective in the 8-bar instrumental introduction, and the short conclusion.
Covers
- Jackie DeShannon released a version of the song on her 1964 Breakin' It Up On the Beatles Tour! album
- Folksinger Phil Ochs played the song in concert in early 1970, during a phase in which Ochs used electric instruments and covered many songs from the 1950s
- The cover by Gallery (band) was released on their 1972 album Nice to Be With You
- A cover was released in 1978 by country music artist Susie Allanson, whose version peaked at #7 on the U.S. country charts and #14 on the Canadian country chart.
- Bobby Vee released a version in 1963.
- The Hollies recorded the song in 1980.
- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band covered the song in 1996.
- Skeeter Davis recorded the song in 1967.
- Queen guitarist Brian May covered the song on the b-side of his single "Business" in 1998 and released the song on his EMI album Red Special released only in Japan.
- Paul McCartney covered the song on the soundtrack for the British film Maybe Baby (2000 film)
- Hank Marvin released a version of the song in 1996.
- Esquerita covered this song in 2010, on the album Esquerita!
- Pat Monahan of Train contributed a cover version for the tribute album Listen to Me: Buddy Holly, released in September 2011
- The Beatles recorded this song during the Let It Be/Get Back Sessions on January 29th, 1969.
- The Serbian band Eva Braun covered this song in an unplugged session in 1993.
- Connie Francis recorded the song in 1996.
- Don McLean recorded the song in 1989.[5]
- The Beatles jammed a version at Apple during the Get Back sessions (Sulphy and Schweighardt 29.8)
References
Sources
- Amburn, Ellis (1996). Buddy Holly: A Biography. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-14557-6.
- Bustard, Anne (2005). Buddy: The Story of Buddy Holly. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4223-9302-4.
- Dawson, Jim; Leigh, Spencer (1996). Memories of Buddy Holly. Big Nickel Publications. ISBN 978-0-936433-20-2.
- Goldrosen, John; Beecher, John (1996). Remembering Buddy: The Definitive Biography. New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80715-7.
- Goldrosen, John (1975). Buddy Holly: His Life and Music. Popular Press. ISBN 0-85947-018-0
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