"Gee Baby" | ||||
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Single by Joe & Ann | ||||
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Released | 1959 | |||
Label | Ace | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joe Joseph and Alvin Tyler | |||
Joe & Ann singles chronology | ||||
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"Gee Baby" is a song originally released by the duo Joe & Ann. It was co-written by Joe Joseph and Alvin Tyler, arranged and produced by Tyler, and recorded in New Orleans, possibly with Mac Rebennack (Dr. John) on keyboards. [1] Released as a single in 1959, it peaked at no. 14 on U.S. Billboard's R'n'B chart, called Hot R&B Sides at the time. [2]
7" single Ace Records 577 (1959, US)
7" single Black Swan WI-468 (1959, UK)
Chart (1959) | Peak position |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [5] | 14 |
"Baby You're So Fine" | ||||
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Single by Mickey & Sylvia | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Label | Willow | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joe Joseph and Alvin Tyler | |||
Mickey & Sylvia singles chronology | ||||
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In 1961 the song was covered, under the title "Baby You're So Fine", by another duo, Mickey & Sylvia. Their version reached no. 26 on Billboard's R&B chart and no. 52 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Chart (1961) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [6] | 52 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [7] | 26 |
"Tous les gens" | ||||
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Single by Sylvie Vartan | ||||
Released | 1963 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | T. Texas Tyler, Ralph Bernet, Sylvia Robinson, J.J. Johnson, Mickey Baker, Eddie Vartan | |||
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The song was later reworked into French under the title "Tous les gens". It was recorded by Sylvie Vartan and released in 1963 on an EP. In France her version of the song spent two consecutive weeks on the singles sales chart (from 30 March to 12 April 1963). [8]
EP Sylvie ("Chance" / "Il revient" / "Reponds-moi" / "Tous les gens") RCA Victor 76.617 (1963, France)
Chart (1963) | Peak position |
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Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [10] | 33 |
France (singles sales) [8] | 1 |
In 1966 the original song (in English) was covered, under the title "Baby You're So Fine", by The Inn Crowd.