Baby It's You - Smith 1969
"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.