Ellie Greenwich as song writer |
Ellie Greenwich was a top rock music era song writer. Ellie Greenwich often worked with collaborators, and wrote many hits with her husband Jeff Barry. This page is the tribute to the popular songs written or co-written, or performed, by Ellie Greenwich. Ellie Greenwich was also a singer, performing in The Summits and The Raindrops with Jeff Barry, and recording solo songs under Ellie Greenwich, but also under Ellie Gaye and Ellie Gee And The Jets. The most popular song performed by Ellie Greenwich was I Want You To Be My Baby, written by Jon Hendricks. The only other Ellie Greenwich performance that she did not write was her remake of 1965 Marvin Gaye number 10 song Ain't That Peculiar. |
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| 1 | Cha Cha Charming | Jun 1958 |
| Ellie Gaye |
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| 2 | I Go, You Go | May 1961 |
| Ellie Gee And The Jets |
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| 3 | Goodnight Baby | Jul 1961 |
| The Imaginations |
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| 4 | This Is It | Jul 1962 |
| Jay And The Americans |
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| 5 | Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart? | 10 | Mar 1963 |
| Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans |
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| 6 | He's Got The Power | Mar 1963 |
| The Exciters |
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| 7 | (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry | May 1963 |
| Darlene Love |
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| 8 | One Boy Too Late | May 1963 |
| Mike Clifford |
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| 9 | What A Guy | Jun 1963 |
| The Raindrops |
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| 10 | Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) | 2 | Jun 1963 |
| The Crystals |
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| 11 | Give Us Your Blessing | Jun 1963 |
| Ray Peterson |
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| 12 | Not Too Young To Get Married | Jul 1963 |
| Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans |
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| 13 | Hanky Panky | Aug 1963 |
| The Summits |
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| 14 | Wait Til' My Bobby Gets Home | 20 | Aug 1963 |
| Darlene Love |
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| 15 | Be My Baby | 1 | Sep 1963 |
| The Ronettes |
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| 16 | Then He Kissed Me | 6 | Sep 1963 |
| The Crystals |
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| 17 | The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget | 13 | Sep 1963 |
| The Raindrops |
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| 18 | When The Boy's Happy (The Girl's Happy Too) | Nov 1963 |
| The Four Pennies |
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| 19 | A Fine Fine Boy | Nov 1963 |
| Darlene Love |
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| 20 | That Boy John | Dec 1963 |
| The Raindrops |
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| 21 | Hanky Panky | Dec 1963 |
| The Raindrops |
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| 22 | I Have A Boyfriend | 14 | Jan 1964 |
| The Chiffons |
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| 23 | Do-Wah-Diddy | Jan 1964 |
| The Exciters |
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| 24 | Baby, I Love You | Feb 1964 |
| The Ronettes |
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| 25 | Little Boy | Feb 1964 |
| The Crystals |
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| 26 | I Wonder | Mar 1964 |
| The Crystals |
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| 27 | Chapel Of Love | 1 | May 1964 |
| The Dixie Cups |
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| 28 | All Grown Up | Jul 1964 |
| The Crystals |
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| 29 | I Wanna Love Him So Bad | 8 | Aug 1964 |
| The Jelly Beans |
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| 30 | People Say | 12 | Aug 1964 |
| The Dixie Cups |
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| 31 | Maybe I Know | 11 | Sep 1964 |
| Lesley Gore |
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| 32 | One More Tear | Sep 1964 |
| The Raindrops |
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| 33 | Do Wah Diddy Diddy | 2 | Sep 1964 |
| Manfred Mann |
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| 34 | Good Night Baby | Oct 1964 |
| The Butterflys |
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| 35 | Baby Be Mine | Oct 1964 |
| The Jelly Beans |
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| 36 | Leader Of The Pack | 1 | Nov 1964 |
| The Shangri-Las |
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| 37 | You Should Have Seen The Way He Looked At Me | Nov 1964 |
| The Dixie Cups |
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| 38 | Don't Ever Leave Me | Nov 1964 |
| Connie Francis |
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| 39 | All Grown Up | 1964 |
| The Sisters |
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| 40 | Look Of Love | 14 | Jan 1965 |
| Lesley Gore |
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| 41 | Little Bell | Feb 1965 |
| The Dixie Cups |
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| 42 | Out In The Streets | Apr 1965 |
| The Shangri-Las |
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| 43 | He Ain't No Angel | May 1965 |
| The Ad Libs |
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| 44 | Gee, The Moon Is Shining Bright | May 1965 |
| The Dixie Cups |
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| 45 | Hold On Baby | Jun 1965 |
| Sam Hawkins |
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| 46 | Give Us Your Blessings | Jul 1965 |
| The Shangri-Las |
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| 47 | I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing | Aug 1965 |
| The Drifters |
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| 48 | You Don't Know | Sep 1965 |
| Ellie Greenwich |
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| 49 | River Deep - Mountain High | Jun 1966 |
| Ike & Tina Turner |
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| 50 | Hanky Panky | 1 | Jul 1966 |
| Tommy James And The Shondells |
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| 51 | I Want You To Be My Baby | Apr 1967 |
| Ellie Greenwich |
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| 52 | Hanky Panky | Feb 1968 |
| Neil Diamond |
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| 53 | Niki-Hoeky | Mar 1968 |
| Ellie Greenwich |
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| 54 | River Deep - Mountain High | Feb 1969 |
| Deep Purple |
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| 55 | I Can Hear Music | 11 | Apr 1969 |
| The Beach Boys |
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| 56 | Baby, I Love You | 1 | Aug 1969 |
| Andy Kim |
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| 57 | Look What You've Done To My Heart | 1969 |
| Shirley & The Shirelles |
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| 58 | That Certain Someone | Jan 1970 |
| Ellie Greenwich |
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| 59 | Ain't That Peculiar | Feb 1970 |
| Ellie Greenwich |
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| 60 | Please Make The Love Go Away | Jul 1970 |
| Whatnauts |
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| 61 | Be My Baby | 17 | Dec 1970 |
| Andy Kim |
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| 62 | River Deep - Mountain High | 11 | Dec 1970 |
| The Supremes & The Four Tops |
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| 63 | Be My Baby | Apr 1971 |
| Cissy Houston |
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| 64 | Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) | Feb 1972 |
| Ian Matthews |
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| 65 | Maybe I Know | Apr 1973 |
| Ellie Greenwich |
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| 66 | Friends | Nov 1973 |
| Bette Midler |
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| 67 | Chapel Of Love | Oct 1976 |
| Laverne & Shirley, Penny Marshall/Cindy Williams |
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| 68 | Da Doo Ron Ron | 1 | Jun 1977 |
| Shaun Cassidy |
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| 69 | Sunshine After The Rain | Oct 1977 |
| Elkie Brooks |
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| 70 | Why Do Lovers | Nov 1977 |
| Daryl Hall And John Oates |
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| 71 | Why Do Lovers Break Each Others' Hearts | Nov 1980 |
| Showaddywaddy |
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| 72 | Keep It Confidential | Jun 1983 |
| Nona Hendryx |
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| 73 | Boys In The Attic | 1983 |
| Ellen Foley |
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| 74 | Leader Of The Pack | 19 | Jan 1986 |
| Twisted Sister |
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| 75 | Take Me Home Tonight | 1 | 2 | Nov 1986 |
| Eddie Money |
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| 76 | Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | 9 | Dec 1987 |
| U2 |
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| 77 | I Can Hear Music | Oct 1996 |
| The Beach Boys Featuring Kathy Troccoli |
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