Welcome Home, Baby

The Shirelles

About Welcome Home, Baby

"Welcome Home, Baby" is a song written by Luther Dixon and performed by The Shirelles. The song reached #20 on the R&B chart and #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962. It was featured on their 1962 album, The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party. The song was arranged by Bert Keyes. The single's B-side, "Mama, Here Comes the Bride", reached #104 on the Billboard chart.


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1999
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There is no place like home
There is no place like home

Do you remember
You left this morning at nine
With everything fine
Welcome home baby
(Oh oh oh)
It's been a long, long time
(Long, long time)

Do you remember
(Oh oh oh)
That little stain on your lips
Where honey drips
Welcome home baby
(Oh oh oh)
It's been a long, long time
(Long, long time)

(Well)
Well
(Well)
Well, at ten o'clock
I was lonely and blue
At twelve o'clock
I thought of nothing but you
From two o'clock
Till a quarter of four 
I waited patiently
To hear your footsteps at the door

Do you remember
(Oh oh oh)
That little stain on your lips
Where honey drips
Welcome home baby
(Oh oh oh)
It's been a long, long time
Welcome home baby
(Oh oh oh, oh oh oh)
It's been a long, long time
Welcome home

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The Shirelles

The Shirelles were an African American girl group that achieved popularity in the early 1960s. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens (later Shirley Alston-Reeves), Doris Coley (later Doris Kenner-Jackson), Addie "Micki" Harris (later Addie Harris McPherson), and Beverly Lee. They have been described as either the first African-American girl group to top the Billboard Hot 100, or the first girl group overall, with the song "Will You Love Me Tomorrow". more »

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Written by: LUTHER DIXON

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12 facts about this song

Date of Release
"Welcome Home, Baby" by The Shirelles was released in the year 1962.
Chart Achievement
The song made it onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching the 22nd position.
Album Information
This track appears on the album named "Baby It's You", which is the second studio album by The Shirelles.
Songwriters
"Welcome Home, Baby" was written by a successful American songwriting team, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, along with Stanley Greenberg.
Producer
The song was produced by legendary American songwriter and record producer, Luther Dixon.
Genre
This is a pop song with a compelling rhythm and blues influence, a style that was prevalent in the early 1960s.
Backing Band
The song features the incredible Duke Ellington Orchestra as the backing band.
Unique Feature
The song is unique in having two varied themes - a soldier coming home from war and a lover coming back to a relationship.
The Shirelles
"Welcome Home, Baby" is performed by The Shirelles, one of the most popular female vocal groups of the early 1960s, credited with defining the girl group phenomenon.
Credit Controversy
Although officially credited to Luther Dixon, it's often suggested that the real producer of "Welcome Home, Baby" was industry legend Leiber and Stoller.
Global Influence
This song, like many from The Shirelles, made a significant impact on the British Invasion bands, introducing a soulful, female vocal style to the pop-rock world. They were notably influential on bands like The Beatles.
Holistic Success
The album that "Welcome Home, Baby" is a part of - "Baby It's You" - reached number 100 on the Billboard 200 chart.

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