There Goes My Baby

The Drifters

About There Goes My Baby

"There Goes My Baby" is a song written by Ben E. King (Benjamin Earl Nelson), Lover Patterson, George Treadwell and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for The Drifters. This was the first single by the second incarnation of the Drifters (previously known as the 5 Crowns), who assumed the group name in 1958 after manager George Treadwell fired the remaining members of the original lineup. The Atlantic Records release was King's debut recording as the lead singer of the group.  


Year:
1988
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(Bo-bo, doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo)
(There she goes) (doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo)
(There she goes) (doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo)
(Bo-bo) (doo-doot-doo-doo)
(Bo-bo) (doo-doo-doo-doo)

There goes my baby, movin' on down the line
Wonder where, wonder where, wonder where she is bound?
I broke her heart and made her cry
Now I'm alone, so all alone
What can I do, what can I do?

(There goes my baby) whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
(There goes my baby) yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(There goes my baby) whoa-oh-oh-oh
(There she goes)

I want to know if she loved me (there she goes)
Did she really love me?
Was she just playing me for a fool?

I wonder why she left me
Why did she leave me so all alone
So all alone

I just wanna tell her that I loved her
And that I need her
Beside my side to be my guide

I want to know where is my (doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo)
Where is my baby (doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo)
I want my baby
I need my baby

Yeah, whoa-oh-oh (there goes my baby)
(There goes my baby)
(There goes my baby) whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh

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The Drifters

The Drifters are a long-lived American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group. They were originally formed to serve as backing group for Clyde McPhatter (of Billy Ward & the Dominoes) in 1953. more »

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Written by: Ben King, George Treadwell, Jerry Leiber, Lover Patterson, Mike Stoller

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, RALEIGH MUSIC PUBLISHING, BELINDA ABERBACH STEVENSON AGAR REVOCABLE TRUST

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10 facts about this song

Chart Performance
"There Goes My Baby" was one of the biggest hits by "Ben E. King" and "The Drifters". It reached the number 2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the Billboard R&B chart.
Historic Significance
The song is considered a landmark recording for its innovative use of strings and symphony-like arrangements, contributing to the development of "Symphonic Soul", a subgenre of R&B.
Song Writers
"There Goes My Baby" was written by a group of songwriters - Benjamin Nelson (who later became known as Ben E. King), Lover Patterson, George Treadwell, and the famous songwriting team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
Release Year
The song was released in 1959 making it one of the early influences in the evolution of pop and soul music in the 1960s.
Credits Controversy
There was controversy over the songwriting credits. Though Ben E. King was one of the co-writers, his name did not appear in the credits until much later.
Production Quality
At the time of recording, there were concerns about the song's sound quality, as it was one of the first R&B songs to use heavy string overdubs, giving it an echoey quality. However, this distinctive sound became a trademark of future productions by Leiber and Stoller.
Grammy Hall of Fame
"There Goes My Baby" was awarded a spot in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, marking it as a recording of "qualitative or historical significance".
Rolling Stone Ranking
In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked "There Goes My Baby" No. 196 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Ben E. King's Departure
The song was Ben E. King's last hit with The Drifters before he embarked on a successful solo career.
Innovative Arrangement
"There Goes My Baby" was one of the first instances of a R&B song being treated with a lush, orchestral pop arrangement, which paved the way for the approach many producers took in the 60's and 70's.

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