"You Baby" is a song written by P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri and was originally recorded by
the Vogues in 1965, though their version was not released until 1996.[6]
The Turtles recording
A cover version was released by
the Turtles in 1966. The song spent 12 weeks on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 20,[7] while reaching No. 15 on the Record World 100 Top Pops,[8] No. 17 on the Cash Box Top 100,[9] and No. 11 on Canada's "RPM Play Sheet".[10]Billboard described the song as a "rocker with a surf in' sound in the vocal" and a "winner."[2]Cash Box described it as an "easy-going, handclappin’ warm-hearted pledge of romantic devotion."[11]