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"Baby It's You", by American rock band Smith, reached the #5 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. It features Gayle McCormick, an accomplished female blue-eyed soul belter, as lead vocals. Smith's version appeared on their debut album A Group Called Smith in 1969. The single was their first and most successful release. This version alters the traditional 1961 vocal arrangement as performed by The Shirelles in favor of a more belted, soulful vocal. The song was used in Quentin Tarantino's movie Death Proof. The group was discovered by 1960s singer/songwriter Del Shannon, in a nightclub in Los Angeles, who managed and produced the song even though none of the band members had ever heard of it before.
"Baby It's You", by American rock band Smith, reached the #5 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. It features Gayle McCormick, an accomplished female blue-eyed soul belter, as lead vocals. Smith's version appeared on their debut album A Group Called Smith in 1969. The single was their first and most successful release. This version alters the traditional 1961 vocal arrangement as performed by The Shirelles in favor of a more belted, soulful vocal. The song was used in Quentin Tarantino's movie Death Proof. The group was discovered by 1960s singer/songwriter Del Shannon, in a nightclub in Los Angeles, who managed and produced the song even though none of the band members had ever heard of it before.
