And I could never say goodbye. On the 2006 Motown DVD The Miracles' Definitive Performances, Pete comments on the song's creation: Their version achieved major worldwide success, reaching the top ten in many countries across Europe, including topping the charts of Denmark, Spain, and Sweden. It is a classic 1965 hit single by The Miracles for the Tamla (Motown) label. Well, I could never be the same. You know, you know, you know I need your love, ooh [Verse 2: Wondress] You're like an angel in disguise I feel like I'm in heaven when you walk my way You're such a mystery (Such a mystery) The song has inspired numerous other cover versions by other artists over the years, including covers by Ella Fitzgerald, Todd Rundgren, The Escorts, The Five Stairsteps, Linda Ronstadt , and many others. "Ooo Baby Baby" is a song written by Smokey Robinson and Pete Moore. Ooh Baby, I need your love. A slow, remorseful number, "Ooo Baby Baby" features Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson lamenting the fact that he cheated on his woman, and begging for her to overlook his mistakes and please forgive him. 's on Herm b/w Oh Baby, Baby (1972), Erich Cawalla on "Erich Cawalla-The Great American Songbook" (2019), "Mighty Good Lovin'" (1961) / Broken Hearted" (1961), "Don't Let It End ('Til You Let It Begin)" (1973), This page was last edited on 30 December 2020, at 07:19. Her version of the single reached number 2 on the Contemporary chart and peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979 (it also hit the R&B and Country singles charts). Key and BPM for Ooh Baby Baby by Smokey Robinson, Ledisi. Ronstadt performed with Smokey Robinson both "The Tracks of My Tears" and "Ooh Baby Baby" on the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever special broadcast on May 16, 1983. Ooh baby, I need you I miss you more every day I woke up early this mornin' And the sun came shining down And it found me wishin' and hopin' Mama you could be around For you know I need you More than the air I breathe And I guess I'm just tryin' to tell you, woman Follow @genius I need it now. I kinda had that particular song in mind...so I wanted to get the same kind of feeling with 'Ooo Baby Baby'. When I heard that song, as far as the background (harmonies) were concerned and how (they were structured), I wanted to get the same kind of feeling with Smokey's vocal. Please enable Cookies and reload the page. Ooh baby, I need you I miss you more every day I woke up early this mornin' And the sun came shining down And it found me wishin' and hopin' Mama you could be around For you know I need you More than the air I breathe And I guess I'm just tryin' to tell you, woman Oh, what you mean to me, yeah yeah Ooh baby, I love you What more can I say? It’s not bad enough that I need a hearing aid, but if there’s a lot of surrounding noise and you’re far away speaking quietly, I won’t pick it up. Oh baby. Oh ho ho baby yeah. Maroon 5 Lyrics. I'm hurting, baby, I'm broken down. Ooh, Baby Lyrics: From the moment I met you / It was then that I realized / That you were the only one for me / You put a sparkle in my eye / Oh, how precious is my lady / One who takes away my [citation needed]. Baby, without your love. Ooh baby, I love you What more can I say Ooh baby, I need you I miss you more everyday I woke up early this morning And sun came shining down And it found me wishin' and hopin' Mama, you could be around Well, you know that I need you More than the air that I breathe Ooh baby, I love you What more can I say? I'm on my knees. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the Miracles' original version of this song as #266 on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Oh, I'll put my pride to the side Just to tell you how good you make me feel inside There's not a single question that we can't make this right 'Cause it's you I need every day and night. "In the songs that Smokey and I wrote together, Smokey and Berry kinda left the background vocals to me. [2] The song is one of the Miracles' most-covered tunes. Doo da duh duh da doowea. 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Baby love, my baby love Why must we seperate, my love All of my whole life through I never loved no one but you Why you do me like you do I get this need. III, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ooo_Baby_Baby&oldid=997159813, Song recordings produced by Smokey Robinson, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, San Francisco T.K.O. As much as you do, ooh (as you do, baby) Yeah, I need you here (I need you here) Your love is scaring me (no one) No one has ever cared for me (ooh, baby) As much as you do, ooh (hey, yeah) Yeah, I need you here (oh-oh, oh-oh) (Ooh, I need you, babe) Ooh, ooh, ahh. Written by Robinson and fellow Miracle Pete Moore and produced by Robinson, "Ooo Baby Baby" was a number 4 hit on the Billboard R&B singles chart and reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]. Also see Camelot, duration, release date, label, popularity, energy, danceability, and happiness. Fuck Love Lyrics: Ooh, baby, I need you in my life, in my life / Please, bae, don't go switchin' sides, switchin' sides / I swear this is where you reside, you reside / Please, bae, don't go The Miracles' original version of "Ooo Baby Baby", is listed as number 266 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". "Sugar". Ooh, Baby, I’m In Love! When I'm without you. Ooh, ooh, need to hold you Once again, my love Feel your warm embrace, my love Don't throw our love away. //]]>, Sorry, we have to make sure you're a human before we can show you this page. In 1978, Linda Ronstadt recorded a cover version of "Ooh Baby Baby" and included it on her double-platinum album Living in the USA. !function(t,e,r){var n,s=t.getElementsByTagName(e)[0],i=/^http:/.test(t.location)? Follow @genius on Twitter for updates Baby, I need your love. The follow-up single , "Sweet Sensual Love" reached number fifty-one in the UK, while Unity, the album it was on, went on … The song was recorded by the American reggae/pop band Big Mountain in 1993, reaching number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the UK Singles Chart (being kept off the top spot by "Love is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet). So I called Bobby, Ronnie, and Claudette over, and we did the backgrounds for it. (The night has just begun, so baby, let's be romantic) Kiss me, I feel waves of steamy passion I'm burnin' with desire Baby, free me from the heat, my heart's on fire 'Cause I still need your love. "http":"https";t.getElementById(r)||(n=t.createElement(e),n.id=r,n.src=i+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js",s.parentNode.insertBefore(n,s))}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Will To Power's official music video for 'Baby I Love Your Way'. Ooh, baby, I need you in my life, in my life Please bae don't go switching sides, switching sides I swear this is where you reside, you reside Please bae don't go switching sides, switching sides Yeah, yeah, yeah Oooh, please don't throw your love away, huh Please don't throw your love away, huh Please don't throw your love away, huh, yeahhh, ayy Please don't do me this way Not happy like I used to be Loneliness has got the best of me Just like a flower needs the rain. I'm something weak. ", John Lennon was a huge fan of Smokey Robinson; he borrowed the "I'm Crying" part in this song for The Beatles' song "I Am the Walrus". The song's highly emotional feel is supported by the Miracles' tight background vocal harmonies, arranged by Miracles member and song co-author Pete Moore, and a lush orchestral string arrangement that accents The Funk Brothers band's instrumental track. [CDATA[ "Ooo Baby Baby" is a song written by Smokey Robinson and Pete Moore. 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