"Born to Be with You" is a song by the American female vocal quartet
The Chordettes. Written by
Don Robertson, the song was released in 1956. The song reached a position of number five on the pop charts in the United States. In Ireland, Butch Moore & The Capitol Showband took it to No. 1 in 1965.[1]
Background
In the Chordettes version, because of the short verses, the Chordettes hum two choruses in-between the verses, while in the second humming chorus, a whistling of composer Don Robertson, is heard playing a counterpoint melody. Several disc jockeys wrongly fade the song out when the bass guitar plays a rumba rhythm that seems to fade out, however, following a brief pause, the Chordettes sing a harmonic variation Capella of the word "AMEN".
In 1968,
Sonny James recorded a version of the song which reached number one on the country charts.[2]
J.D. Crowe recorded the song on his 1978 release Blackjack. It is a bluegrass rendition.
Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1956[3] for use on his
radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56) issued by
Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.[4]
In 1973,
Dave Edmunds had a No. 5 hit in the UK with the song, using his then popular "wall of sound" technique, borrowed from
Phil Spector.[5]