THE UNRELEASED & RELATED

Baby, It's You (Ace Frehley, 1984/5)

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Track Notes:
The date on this one is something of a guess, but with the keyboard-heavy arrangement, it is possible that it dates from the Arthur Stead lineup of Frehley's Comet. Regardless, "Baby, It's You" is one of the more obscure Frehley's Comet demos. However, as good as the 3:18 song is, it is a cover of a Mack David, Barney Williams, and Burt Bacharach composition, which was also recorded by The Beatles on their first album "Please, Please Me" in 1963. Written in 1962 the song has been covered by more artists than I care to list here (I'll mention the Carpenters for humor value for some), though it is interesting to note that Ace would cover "My Girl" around the same time. In 1990 Ace would again demo the song, this time with vocalist Mary Ann Scandiffio, lead vocalist with Black Lace and Bang Gang, for whom Ace was supposed to be producing a demo at Northlake Studios....

[Verse]
It's not the way you smile that touches my heart
No, it's not the way you kiss that tears me apart (no, no, no)
Many, many, many nights go by
I sit alone at home and cry over you
What can I do?
I don't want nobody, nobody
'Cause baby, it's you

[Verse]
Is it true what they say about ya?
You know they say that you'll never be true
No, I don't care what they say
I'm gonna love you any old way
What can I do?
Without you baby, without you baby
I don't want nobody
'Cause baby, it's you

Baby, it's you
I want you need you I love you

[Solo]

No it's not the way you smile that touches my heart (no, no, no)
No it's not the way you kiss that shatters my heart (into little pieces)
I don't care what they say
I'm gonna love you any old way
What can I do?
Without you
I don't want nobody, nobody
'Cause baby, it's you (sha la la la la la la)
Baby, it's you (sha la la la la la la)
Is said baby, it's you (sha la la la la la la)
Come on home (sha la la la la la la)
Baby, I'm talking to you
Can't you hear me talking (sha la la la la la la)
Baby, it's you
I love you, I love you, I need you (sha la la la la la la)
Just baby decide
And watch me shine (sha la la la la la la)
Now baby, it's you

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