Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore
| "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore" | ||||
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| Single by Carpenters | ||||
| from the album Voice of the Heart | ||||
| B-side | "Sailing on the Tide" | |||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | A&M 1940 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Larry Weiss ("Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore") Tony Peluso; Lyrics: John Bettis ("Sailing on the Tide") | |||
| Producer(s) | Richard Carpenter | |||
| Carpenters singles chronology | ||||
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"Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore" is a song originally recorded and made a minor hit by Ruby & the Romantics in 1965.[1] It appeared on their Greatest Hits album, and was released as a single on Kapp Records K-665 in April of that year.[2][3] On The Romantics' original version, the song's composer is listed as Lawrence (Larry) Weiss.[1] Although it was originally a B-side to the standard "We'll Meet Again", "Your Baby" received considerably more R&B radio airplay, but did not reach the Billboard Hot 100, only managing #8 on the Bubbling Under chart.[4]
Carpenters' version[edit]
Eighteen years later, in 1983, The Carpenters released a cover version of the song as the second single from their 1983 Voice of the Heart album. The single was the second posthumous release after Karen's death. No video was shot for the song nor has the song ever been performed live by Richard.
Personnel[edit]
- Karen Carpenter – lead vocals
- Richard Carpenter – backing vocals, keyboards
- Joe Osborn – bass guitar
- Ron Tutt – drums
- Tony Peluso – guitar
- Chuck Findley – trumpet
- Peter Limonick – percussion
- Earle Dumler – oboe
Charts[edit]
- The Carpenters
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[5] | 21 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 12 |
Ruby & The Romantics' original version[edit]
| "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Ruby & the Romantics | ||||
| from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
| A-side | "We'll Meet Again" | |||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 1965 | |||
| Genre | Pop/R&B | |||
| Label | Kapp Records K665 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Larry Weiss ("Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore") | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Catalano | |||
| Ruby & the Romantics singles chronology | ||||
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Personnel[edit]
- Lead vocals by Ruby Nash
- Backing vocals by Leroy Fann, Ed Roberts, Ronald Mosely, and George Lee
- Song written and composed by Lawrence Weiss[6]
- Orchestra arranged and conducted by Alan Lorber
- Produced by Tom Catalano
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Wednesday When It Was Music ~ ~ "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore" ~ Ruby & The Romantics | Longshot's Blog". Longshotsblues.wordpress.com. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ^ "Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks - RUBY & THE ROMANTICS". Uncamarvy.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ "Ruby & the Romantics Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1984-03-10. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ^ "Walls of Sound". Office Naps. 2007-01-29. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
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