Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis
Along with “Hello Stranger,” this is Lewis' best-known song, written especially for her by Van McCoy. It received a staggered regional release and peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and at No. 5 on that publication’s R&B chart.
Baby I'm yours
And I'll be yours until the stars fall from the sky
Yours until the rivers all run dry
In other words, until I die
Baby I'm yours
And I'll be yours until the sun no longer shines
Yours until the poets run out of rhyme
In other words, until the end of time
I'm gonna stay right here by your side
Do my best to keep you satisfied
Nothing in this world can drive me away
'Cause every day you'll hear me say
Baby I'm yours
And I'll be yours until two and two is three
Yours until the mountain crumbles to the sea
In other words, until eternity
Baby I'm yours
Till the stars fall from the sky
Baby I'm yours
Till the rivers all run dry
Baby I'm yours
Till the poets run out of rhyme
Baby I'm yours
Baby I’m Yours was written by Van McCoy.
Baby I’m Yours was produced by Bert Berns & Ollie McLaughlin.
Lewis said in a subsequent interview that she originally didn’t want to do the song because she was intimidated by the vocal that Van McCoy had sung on the demo version:
I didn’t really put 100% into my vocal performance [in the original session] … Ollie [McLaughlin] told me ‘Barbara, we’re gonna h...