#jeffbarry — Public Fediverse posts
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"Leader of the Pack" is a song written by #GeorgeShadowMorton, #JeffBarry, and #EllieGreenwich. It was a number one pop hit in 1964 for the American girl group #theShangriLas. The single is one of the group's best known songs as well as a popular cultural example of a "teenage tragedy song". The song was covered in 1985 by the heavy metal band #TwistedSister, who had a more modest chart appearance with their version (no. 53 in the US).
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"Hanky Panky" is a song written by #JeffBarry and #EllieGreenwich for their group, #theRaindrops. The song is better known by a version recorded in 1964 by #theShondells and later reissued in 1966 under the band's new incarnation of " #TommyJames and the Shondells", reaching #1 in the #UnitedStates in 1966.
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Ted Tocks Covers
Da Do Ron Ron Ron
Originally posted on June 8,2018
How The Crystals, Shaun Cassidy and Rush represent three key points on my musical journey.
#PhilSpector #JeffBarry #ElleGreenwich #TheCrystals #ShaunCassidy #Rush
https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2018/06/08/da-doo-ron-ron/
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"Montego Bay" is a song co-written and performed by #BobbyBloom about the city in Jamaica of the same name. The song was a top ten hit for Bloom in the Fall of 1970 on both sides of the Atlantic. It reached No. 3 on the #UKSinglesChart, No. 5 on the Canadian #RPM100 Singles Chart, No. 7 on the Australian #GoSet Singles Chart and No. 8 on the US #BillboardHot100. The song was co-written and produced by #JeffBarry. In the master tape of the song.
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"I'm a Believer" is a song written by #NeilDiamond and recorded by the American #popRock band #theMonkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by #MickyDolenz. The single, produced by #JeffBarry, hit the number-one spot on the U.S. #Billboard #Hot100 chart for the week ending December 31, 1966, and remained there for seven weeks becoming the last number-one hit of 1966 and the biggest-selling single for all of 1967. Billboard ranked the record as the number-five song for 1967.
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"I'm a Believer" is a song written by #NeilDiamond and recorded by the American #popRock band #theMonkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by #MickyDolenz. The single, produced by #JeffBarry, hit the number-one spot on the U.S. #Billboard #Hot100 chart for the week ending December 31, 1966, and remained there for seven weeks becoming the last number-one hit of 1966 and the biggest-selling single for all of 1967. Billboard ranked the record as the number-five song for 1967.
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"Be My Baby" is a song written by #JeffBarry, #EllieGreenwich, and #PhilSpector and recorded by the American #girlGroup #theRonettes. It was released in August 1963 as the Ronettes' debut on #PhillesRecords and became their biggest hit, reaching number 2 in the U.S. and Canada, and number 4 in the UK. Spector produced the song in his #WallOfSound style at #GoldStarStudios in Hollywood with the group of #sessionMusicians later known as #theWreckingCrew.
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"Do Wah Diddy Diddy" is a song written by #JeffBarry and #EllieGreenwich and originally recorded in 1963, as "Do-Wah-Diddy", by the American vocal group #theExciters. #CashBox described the Exciters' version as "a sparkling rocker that bubbles over with coin-catching enthusiasm" and said that the "great lead job is backed by a fabulous instrumental arrangement." It was made internationally famous by the British band #ManfredMann and #covered by #FunFactory in 1995.
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"I Honestly Love You" is a song recorded by #OliviaNewtonJohn and released in 1974 on the album #LongLiveLove in the United Kingdom and #IfYouLoveMeLetMeKnow in the United States. The song became a worldwide #pop hit, her first number-one single in the United States and Canada. The single was first released in Australia as "I Love You, #IHonestlyLoveYou", as per its chorus. The song was written by #JeffBarry and Australian singer and composer #PeterAllen.
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On 3 April 1938: #JeffBarry [Joel Adelberg], American pop songwriter (with Ellie Greenwich -"Do Wah Diddy Diddy"; "Da Doo Ron Ron"; "Chapel Of Love"; "Leader Of The Pack'), born in Brooklyn, New York.
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"Tell Laura I Love Her" is a #teenageTragedySong written by #JeffBarry and #BenRaleigh. It was a US #topTen #popularMusic #hit for singer #RayPeterson in 1960 on #RCAVictorRecords, reaching No. 7 on the #Billboard #Hot100 chart. Later that same year, it was recorded and released by #RickyValance in the United Kingdom, where it went to the No. 1 spot on the #UKSinglesChart. The song has been a hit in 14 countries, and has sold over seven million copies.
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"Hanky Panky" is a song written by #JeffBarry and #EllieGreenwich for their group, #theRaindrops. A 1964 recording by #theShondells, later reissued in 1966 under the band's new, and more successful, incarnation of "#TommyJames and the Shondells" which is the best-known version, reaching #1 in the #UnitedStates in 1966.
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"Be My Baby" is a song written by #JeffBarry, #EllieGreenwich, and #PhilSpector and recorded by the American #girlGroup #theRonettes. It was released in August 1963 as the Ronettes' debut on #PhillesRecords and became their biggest hit, reaching number 2 in the U.S. and Canada, and number 4 in the UK. Spector produced the song in his #WallOfSound style at #GoldStarStudios in Hollywood with the group of #sessionMusicians later known as #theWreckingCrew.
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"Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)" is a song written by #JeffBarry, #EllieGreenwich and #PhilSpector. It first became a popular top five hit #single for the American girl group #theCrystals in 1963. American #teenIdol #ShaunCassidy recorded the song in 1977 and his version hit number one on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart. There have also been many other cover versions of this song, including one by the songwriters Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich themselves.
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"Hanky Panky" is a song written by #JeffBarry and #EllieGreenwich for their group, #theRaindrops. A 1964 recording by #theShondells, later reissued in 1966 under the band's new, and more successful, incarnation of "#TommyJames and the Shondells" which is the best-known version, reaching #1 in the #UnitedStates in 1966.
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"Tell Laura I Love Her" is a #teenageTragedySong written by #JeffBarry and #BenRaleigh. It was a US #topTen #popularMusic #hit for singer #RayPeterson in 1960 on #RCAVictorRecords, reaching No. 7 on the #Billboard #Hot100 chart. Later that same year, it was recorded and released by #RickyValance in the United Kingdom, where it went to the No. 1 spot on the #UKSinglesChart. The song has been a hit in 14 countries, and has sold over seven million copies.
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"Baby, I Love You" is a song originally recorded by #theRonettes in 1963 and released on their debut album #PresentingTheFabulousRonettes (1964). The song was written by #JeffBarry, #EllieGreenwich, and #PhilSpector, and #produced by Spector. Released in November 1963, the single reached number 24 on both the US #Billboard #Hot100 and #Cashbox Top 100 charts, and peaked at number 11 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"I'm a Believer" is a song written by #NeilDiamond and recorded by the American #popRock band #theMonkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by #MickyDolenz. The single, produced by #JeffBarry, hit the number-one spot on the U.S. #Billboard #Hot100 chart for the week ending December 31, 1966, and remained there for seven weeks becoming the last number-one hit of 1966 and the biggest-selling single for all of 1967. Billboard ranked the record as the number-five song for 1967.
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"Be My Baby" is a #single by the American #girlGroup #theRonettes, released in August 1963 on #PhillesRecords. Written by #JeffBarry, #EllieGreenwich, and #PhilSpector, the song was the Ronettes' biggest hit, reaching number 2 in the U.S. and Canada, and number 4 in the UK. It is often ranked as among the best songs of the 1960s, and has been regarded by various publications as one of the greatest songs of all time.
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"I'm a Believer" is a song written by #NeilDiamond and recorded by the American #popRock band #theMonkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by #MickyDolenz. The single, produced by #JeffBarry, hit the number-one spot on the U.S. #Billboard #Hot100 chart for the week ending December 31, 1966, and remained there for seven weeks becoming the last number-one hit of 1966 and the biggest-selling single for all of 1967. Billboard ranked the record as the number-five song for 1967.
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"I Honestly Love You" is a song recorded by #OliviaNewtonJohn and released in 1974 on the album #LongLiveLove in the United Kingdom and #IfYouLoveMeLetMeKnow in the United States. The song became a worldwide #pop hit, her first number-one single in the United States and Canada. The single was first released in Australia as "I Love You, #IHonestlyLoveYou", as per its chorus. The song was written by #JeffBarry and Australian singer and composer #PeterAllen.
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"Be My Baby" is a song by the American #girlGroup #theRonettes that was released as a single on #PhillesRecords in August 1963. Written by #JeffBarry, #EllieGreenwich, and #PhilSpector, the song was the Ronettes' biggest hit, reaching number 2 in the U.S. and Canada, and number 4 in the UK. It is often ranked as among the best songs of the 1960s, and has been regarded by various publications as one of the greatest songs of all time.
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"I'm a Believer" is a song written by #NeilDiamond and recorded by American band #theMonkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by #MickyDolenz. The single, produced by #JeffBarry, hit the number-one spot on the U.S. #Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending December 31, 1966, and remained there for seven weeks, becoming the last number-one hit of 1966 and the biggest-selling single for all of 1967. Billboard ranked the record as the number-five song for 1967.
https://youtu.be/EaKDOYTZbJg