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Written by: Brian Wilson, Roger Christian
Produced by: Wilson
Released: May '64 on Capitol
Charts: 10 weeks
Top spot: No. 24
Wilson wrote "Don't Worry Baby" for Ronnie Bennett, hoping she'd cut it as a follow-up to the Ronettes' "Be My Baby," a Phil Spector production he listened to so much he wore out the grooves. From the opening drum riff (played by Hal Blaine, also heard on "Be My Baby"), "Don't Worry Baby" is sheer homage but also vintage Beach Boys, with one of Wilson's finest falsetto-punctuated lead vocals.
Appears on: Sounds of Summer (Capitol)