There Goes My Baby
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"There Goes My Baby" is a pioneering 1959 R&B and early soul single by Ben E. King with The Drifters, noted for its innovative use of strings and orchestration in pop music.
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| instanceOf |
single
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song → |
| chartPerformance |
US Billboard Hot 100 top ten hit
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US R&B chart hit → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| decadeOfRelease |
1950s
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| genre |
R&B
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early soul → rhythm and blues → soul music → |
| hasLeadVocal |
Ben E. King
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| hasOrchestrationFeature |
orchestral arrangement
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strings → |
| language |
English
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| notableFor |
innovative use of strings in R&B
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pioneering early soul sound → |
| originallyRecordedBy |
The Drifters
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| performer |
The Drifters
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| performingGroup |
The Drifters with Ben E. King
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| producer |
Jerry Leiber
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Mike Stoller → |
| recordingType |
studio recording
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| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
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| releaseDate |
1959
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| songwriter |
Ben E. King
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George Treadwell → Jerry Leiber → Lover Patterson → Mike Stoller → |
| vocalist |
Ben E. King
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Ben E. King
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Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller → The Drifters → |
notableWork |