Thursday, October 25, 2012

Record #0154: Keep Your Hands Off My Baby / Where Do I Go – LITTLE EVA



Dimension 1003 (original) USA, Oct. 1962
Words & Music by:  Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Musicians:  Little Eva (vocals), others unknown
Recording sessions:  Produced by Gerry Goffin in New York, NY, in 1962
Highest chart positions: US #12, US R&B #6, UK #30

Keep Your Hands Off My Baby” wasn’t Little Eva’s biggest hit, but it certainly is one of the best songs she ever recorded, if not the best. The song was later covered by many artists including the Beatles (BBC sessions, Jan. 1963), Wayne Fontana, the Trashmen, Helen Shapiro, Skeeter Davis and Kirsty MacColl.

Where Do I Go” was initially released on Eva’s first album “Llllloco-Motion”

List price:  Very Good + is $6, Near Mint $12. If side A is titled “Keep Your Hands Off”, NM is $15.

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