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I'll Be There (Bobby Darin song)

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"I'll Be There"
Single by Gerry and the Pacemakers
B-side"Baby You're So Good to Me"
ReleasedMarch 1965
RecordedNovember 10, 1964, Abbey Road, London[1]
GenrePop
LabelColumbia (UK)
Laurie (US)
Capitol (Canada)
Songwriter(s)Bobby Darin
Producer(s)George Martin
Gerry and the Pacemakers singles chronology
"Ferry Cross the Mersey"
(1964)
"I'll Be There"
(1965)
"Walk Hand in Hand"
(1965)
"I'll Be There"
Song by Elvis Presley
from the album Let's Be Friends
ReleasedApril 1970
Recorded23 January 1969
Length2:21
LabelRCA Camden
Songwriter(s)Bobby Darin

"I'll Be There" is a song written and originally recorded by Bobby Darin in 1960. It was first released as B-side to his single "Bill Bailey" (ATCO 6167).[2] As such it entered the Billboard charts on July 11, 1960, and reached position 79.[3]

Gerry and the Pacemakers recording

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First recorded in 1963, on the Laurie label. Invariably used as the epilogue song at The Cavern Club,[citation needed] it became a Canadian number one hit for one of its bands, Gerry and the Pacemakers. (The US and UK singles were different recordings.)

Chart performance

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Chart (1964–65) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Singles[4] 1
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[5] 15
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 17

Other cover versions

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Use in other media

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  • The song was performed by Daveigh Chase in the episode, "D.I.V.O.R.C.E.", of the television series Big Love.

References

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  1. ^ "Gerry's Datebook". Britbands.bravepages.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  2. ^ "BobbyDarin.net/BobbyDarin.com - "Bill Bailey"/"I'll Be There"". Bobbydarin.net. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  3. ^ "BobbyDarin.net/BobbyDarin.com - Listing of Billboard Hits". Bobbydarin.net. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 40 & 5 - January 18, 1965" (PDF).
  5. ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 335.
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