Welcome Home, Baby

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"Welcome Home, Baby"
Single by The Shirelles
from the album The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party
B-side"Mama, Here Comes the Bride"
Released1962
RecordedBell Sound (New York City)
GenreR&B
Length2:32
LabelScepter
Songwriter(s)Luther Dixon
Producer(s)Luther Dixon
The Shirelles singles chronology
"Soldier Boy"
(1962)
"Welcome Home, Baby"
(1962)
"It's Love That Really Counts (In the Long Run)"
(1962)

"Welcome Home, Baby" is a song written by Luther Dixon and performed by The Shirelles. The song reached #20 on the R&B chart, #22 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #31 in Canada in 1962.[1][2] It was featured on their 1962 album, The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party.[3]

The song was arranged by Bert Keyes.[4]

The single's B-side, "Mama, Here Comes the Bride", reached #104 on the Billboard chart.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Shirelles, "Welcome Home, Baby" Chart Positions Retrieved July 10, 2014
  2. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - July 16, 1962".
  3. ^ The Shirelles, The Shirelles and King Curtis Give a Twist Party Retrieved July 10, 2014
  4. ^ The Shirelles, "Welcome Home, Baby" single release Retrieved July 10, 2014
  5. ^ The Shirelles, "Mama, Here Comes the Bride" Chart Positions Retrieved July 10, 2014