The Ronettes - Be My Baby [Americana] Remastered 4K 1

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Ranked among the best songs of the 1960s, and regarded as one of the greatest songs of all time, "Be My Baby" was written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector, and released as a single by the Ronettes in 1963.

Spector produced "Be My Baby" at Gold Star Studios with his de facto house band, later known as "the Wrecking Crew", the first time that he recorded with a full orchestra, as the quintessential example of his Wall of Sound recording technique, here with Ronnie Spector (then known as Veronica Bennett) singing lead on the track.

Spector, struggling with marital issues at the time, developed a romantic fixation on Ronnie and 'Be My Baby' served as a foreshadowing of his subsequent marriage to her.

"Be My Baby" was a major influence on the Beatles and the Beach Boys, who went on to innovate with their own studio productions. The recording had a profound lifelong impact on the Beach Boys' founder Brian Wilson, becoming "a spiritual touchstone" for Wilson, etched into his mind in deep admiration, as a source of consolation, and baleful haunting of spirit.

Wilson first heard "Be My Baby" while driving and listening to the radio; he became so enthralled by the song that he felt compelled to pull over to the side of the road and analyze the chorus. Wilson immediately concluded that it was the greatest record he had ever heard.

Wilson conceived the Beach Boys' 1964 hit "Don't Worry Baby" as an answer to the song. He had originally submitted "Don't Worry Baby" for the Ronettes' consideration, but this motion was halted by Spector, who had a policy against producing records that he himself did not write.

Spector was aware of Wilson's obsession with "Be My Baby" and joked that he would have enjoyed "a nickel for every joint" Wilson used in an effort to understand the record's sound.