I'll Be There (Bobby Darin song)

"I'll Be There"
Single by Gerry and the Pacemakers
B-side	"Baby You're So Good to Me"
Released	March 1965
Recorded	November 10, 1964, Abbey Road, London [1]
Genre	Pop
Label	Columbia (UK) Laurie (US) Capitol (Canada)
Songwriter	Bobby Darin
Producer	George Martin
Gerry and the Pacemakers singles chronology
"Ferry Cross the Mersey" (1964) "I'll Be There" (1965) "Walk Hand in Hand" (1965)

"I'll Be There"
Song by Elvis Presley
from the album Let's Be Friends
Released	April 1970
Recorded	23 January 1969
Length	2:21
Label	RCA Camden
Songwriter	Bobby Darin

"I'll Be There" is a song written and originally recorded by Bobby Darin in 1960. It was first released as B-side to his single "Bill Bailey" (ATCO 6167). ^[2] As such it entered the Billboard charts on July 11, 1960, and reached position 79. ^[3]

Gerry and the Pacemakers recording

First recorded in 1963, on the Laurie label. Invariably used as the epilogue song at The Cavern Club,^{[ citation needed ]} it became a Canadian number one hit for one of its bands, Gerry and the Pacemakers. (The US and UK singles were different recordings.)

Chart performance

Chart (1964–65)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Top Singles [4]	1
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) [5]	15
US Billboard Hot 100 [6]	14 [7]

Other cover versions

• Elvis Presley recorded a cover version in early 1969. The song was released in April 1970 as the first track on side two of Presley's LP Let's Be Friends . The song features many big band arrangements and an extended jazzy instrumental section. The track runs 2:21.
• Cissy Houston (a 1970 single)
• Cass Elliot, on her album Cass Elliot (1972).

Use in other media

• The song was performed by Daveigh Chase in the episode, "D.I.V.O.R.C.E.", of the television series Big Love .

References

1. "Gerry's Datebook". Britbands.bravepages.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
2. "BobbyDarin.net/BobbyDarin.com - "Bill Bailey"/"I'll Be There"". Bobbydarin.net. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
3. "BobbyDarin.net/BobbyDarin.com - Listing of Billboard Hits". Bobbydarin.net. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
4. "RPM Top 40 & 5 - January 18, 1965" (PDF).
5. "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
6. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 335.
7. "Gerry And The Pacemakers | Biography, Music & News | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2026-01-07.

External links

• secondhandsongs.com Bobby Darin: I'll Be There