LaVern Baker

Songs Performed or Written by LaVern BakerTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Delores LaVern Baker (born Delores Evans; November 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997) was an American rhythm and blues singer who had several hit records on the pop charts in the 1950s and early 1960s. Her most successful records were "Tweedle Dee" (1955), "Jim Dandy" (1956), and "I Cried a Tear" (1958). Baker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. The Hall remarked that her "fiery fusion of blues, jazz and R&B showcased her alluring... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: I Cried a Tear - #2: Tweedle Dee - #3: Jim Dandy - #4: I Can't Love You Enough - #5: I Waited Too Long
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  LaVern Baker
Tweedle Dee
1.
01/1955

#2  Tweedle Dee
LaVern Baker greentick

96 pts
14
US
4
R&B
as LaVern Baker & The Gliders
[Atlantic 1047]
written by Winfield Scott
2.
05/1955

That's All I Need
LaVern Baker greentick

from LaVern Baker   
18 pts


6
R&B
as LaVern Baker & The Gliders
B side to Bob-Ting-A-Ling
[Atlantic 1057]
written by Howard Biggs, LaVern Baker greentick & Lincoln Chase
3.
05/1955

Bob-Ting-A-Ling
LaVern Baker greentick

from LaVern Baker   
23 pts


3
R&B
as LaVern Baker & The Gliders
[Atlantic 1057]
written by Winfield Scott
4.
10/1955

Play It Fair
LaVern Baker greentick

from LaVern Baker   
27 pts


2
R&B
as LaVern Baker & The Gliders
[Atlantic 1075]
written by Bill Campbell
5.
03/1956

My Happiness Forever
LaVern Baker greentick

from LaVern Baker   
10 pts


13
R&B
as LaVern Baker & The Gliders
[Atlantic 1087]
written by Doc Pomus
6.
03/1956

Get Up Get Up (You Sleepy Head)
LaVern Baker greentick

from LaVern Baker   
10 pts


15
R&B
as LaVern Baker & The Gliders
B side to My Happiness Forever
[Atlantic 1087]
written by Jimmy Breedlove
7.
09/1956

#4  I Can't Love You Enough
LaVern Baker greentick

from LaVern Baker   
65 pts
22
US
7
R&B
[Atlantic 1104]
written by Dorian Burton, Howard Plummer & LaVern Baker greentick
8.
09/1956

Still
LaVern Baker greentick

from LaVern Baker   
27 pts
97
US
4
R&B
[Atlantic 1104]
written by Dorian Burton & Howard Plummer
9.
12/1956

#3  Jim Dandy
LaVern Baker greentick

from LaVern Baker   
94 pts
17
US
1
R&B
as LaVern Baker & The Gliders
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #343]
[Atlantic 1116]
written by Lincoln Chase
10.
12/1956

Tra La La
LaVern Baker greentick

from LaVern Baker   
6 pts
94
US


as LaVern Baker & The Gliders
B side to Jim Dandy
[Atlantic 1116]
written by Johnny Parker
11.
05/1957

Jim Dandy Got Married
LaVern Baker greentick

23 pts
76
US
7
R&B
[Atlantic 1136]
written by Tyran Carlo, Lincoln Chase, Albert Green & Alonzo Tucker
12.
09/1957

Humpty Dumpty Heart
LaVern Baker greentick

from Blues Ballads   
10 pts
71
US


[Atlantic 1150]
written by Henry Boye
13.
10/1958

It's So Fine
LaVern Baker greentick

from Blues Ballads   
6 pts


24
R&B
[Atlantic 2001]
written by Berry Gordy, Tyran Carlo & Albert Green
14.
12/1958

#1  I Cried a Tear
LaVern Baker greentick

from Blues Ballads   
143 pts
6
US
2
R&B
[Atlantic 2007]
written by Al Julia
15.
04/1959

#5  I Waited Too Long
LaVern Baker greentick

from Blues Ballads   
50 pts
33
US
5
R&B
[Atlantic 2021]
written by Howard Greenfield & Neil Sedaka
16.
07/1959

So High, So Low
LaVern Baker greentick

from Blues Ballads   
28 pts
52
US
12
R&B
[Atlantic 2033]
written by LaVern Baker greentick
If You Love Me
17.
08/1959

If You Love Me
LaVern Baker greentick

from Blues Ballads   
9 pts
79
US


[Atlantic 2023]
written by Marguerite Monnot & Geoffrey Parsons
18.
11/1959

Tiny Tim
LaVern Baker greentick

22 pts
63
US
18
R&B
[Atlantic 2041]
written by Alex Bradford & LaVern Baker greentick
19.
03/1960

Shake a Hand
LaVern Baker greentick

from Saved   
10 pts


13
R&B
[Atlantic 2048]
written by Joe Morris
20.
05/1960

Wheel of Fortune
LaVern Baker greentick

from Saved   
8 pts
83
US


[Atlantic 45-2059]
written by Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss
21.
05/1960

Shadows of Love
LaVern Baker greentick

from Saved   
8 pts
83
US


B side to Wheel Of Fortune
[Atlantic 45-2059]
written by Otis Blackwell
22.
11/1960

Bumble Bee
LaVern Baker greentick

from Saved   
18 pts
46
US


[Atlantic 45-2077]
written by Leroy Fullylove
23.
04/1961

Saved
LaVern Baker greentick

from Saved   
32 pts
37
US
17
R&B
[Atlantic 2099]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
24.
12/1962

See See Rider
LaVern Baker greentick

from See See Rider   
41 pts
34
US
9
R&B
[Atlantic 2167]
written by traditional & Ma Rainey
25.
07/1964

You'd Better Find Yourself Another Fool
LaVern Baker greentick

6 pts
128
US
35
R&B
[Atlantic 2234]
written by Ahmet Nugetre & Tom Dowd
Fly Me to the Moon
26.
02/1965

Fly Me to the Moon
LaVern Baker greentick

11 pts
84
US
31
R&B
[Atlantic 2267]
written by Bart Howard
27.
08/1966

Batman to the Rescue
LaVern Baker greentick

3 pts
135
US


[Brunswick 55297]
written by Lincoln Chase


See also...

Jackie Wilson & LaVern Baker


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