Born to Be with You (song)

"Born to Be with You" is a song written by Don Robertson and was published in 1956. The original and biggest hit version (No. 5 on the pop charts) was by The Chordettes in 1956.[1]

"Born to Be with You"
Single by The Chordettes
B-side	"Love Never Changes"
Released	June 1956
Genre	Traditional pop
Length	2:46
Label	Cadence
Songwriter(s)	Don Robertson
The Chordettes singles chronology
"Eddie My Love" (1956) "Born to Be with You" (1956) "Lay Down Your Arms" (1956)

Background

In the Chordettes version, because of the short verses, the Chordettes hum two choruses in-between the verses, while in the second humming chorus, a whistling of composer Don Robertson, is heard playing a counterpoint melody. Several disc jockeys wrongly fade the song out when the bass guitar plays a rumba rhythm that seems to fade out, however, following a brief pause, the Chordettes sing a harmonic variation Capella of the word "AMEN".

Cover versions

• Don Robertson also recorded this song in 1965.
• In 1968, Sonny James recorded a version of the song which reached number one on the country charts.[2]
  
• Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1956[3] for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56) issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.[4]
  
• In 1973, Dave Edmunds had a No. 5 hit in the UK with the song, using his then popular "wall of sound" technique, borrowed from Phil Spector.[5]
• Steel-string acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke included his rendition of the song on his 1974 album, Ice Water.[6]
• Country singer Sandy Posey released the song in 1978 and it went to No. 21 on the US country chart.

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 166.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 172.
3. "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
4. "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
5. "Dave Edmunds". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
6. "Ice Water - Overview". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). Retrieved 2009-09-22.