Dave Edmunds: “Baby I Love You” (1973)
Edmunds re-creates Phil Spector’s wall of sound on The Ronettes classic.
Kronomyth 1.2: Maybe I love you.
As good a singer and guitarist as he was, I’m surprised Dave Edmunds didn’t have a bigger career as a producer. His early singles showed an uncanny knack for capturing Phil Spector’s wall of sound, or any number of sounds for that matter. This single featured a pair of girl-group classics: Baby I Love You (The Ronettes) and Maybe (The Chantels). I like Edmunds’ versions better, since they have a more modern production sound and just the right amount of twangy guitar. And this is where I would normally wax nostalgic on what today’s generations are missing out on, except that I really enjoy the music of Olivia Rodrigo, Mitski et al and can totally hear how younger generations will get all nostalgic when those songs come on the brain implant or whatever passes for the radio in 2060.
Original 7-inch single version
A1. Baby I Love You (Spector/Greenwich/Barry) (3:27)
B1. Maybe (Richard Barrett) (2:49)
The Plastic
Released on 7-inch single in January 1973 in the UK (Rockfield, ROC 1), the US (RCA, 74-0882) and Japan (RCA, SS-2265) with regional picture sleeve. Reached #8 on the UK charts (charted on January 20, 1973 for 13 weeks).
