The Supremes: Baby Love

Remarks:

This song went to #1 in 1964 in both the US and UK. It did not make the Billboard US R&B chart: it was songs like this that made such a chart seem redundant – Black music and pop music in the US had in effect become one, from November 30th 1963 to January 23rd 1965.

See also:

• songs: the 1960s
• 1965: The Supremes: I Hear a Symphony
• 1966: The Supremes: Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart
• 1969: Diana Ross & the Supremes: Someday We’ll Be Together
• 1970: The Supremes: Stoned Love
• 1973: Diana Ross: Last Time I Saw Him
• 1975: Diana Ross: Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)
• 1976: Diana Ross: Love Hangover

Lyrics:

Baby love, my baby love, I need you oh how I need you
But all you do is treat me bad
Break my heart and leave me sad
Tell me what did I do wrong to make you stay away so long
‘Cause baby love, my baby love, been missing ya, miss kissing ya
Instead of breaking up
Let’s start some kissing and making up
Don’t throw our love away
In my arms why don’t you stay?

Need ya, need ya, baby love, my baby love

Baby love, my baby love, why must we separate my love?
All of my whole life through
I never love no one but you
Why you do me like you do, I guess it’s me
Ooh, need to hold you once again my love, feel your warm embrace my love
Don’t throw our love away, please don’t do me this way
Not happy like I used to be, loneliness has got the best of me my love

My baby love, I need ya oh how I need ya
Why you do me like you do
After I’ve been true to you
So deep in love with you
Baby, baby ooh
‘Til it hurt me, ’til it hurt me
Ooh baby love
Don’t throw our love away
Don’t throw our love away

Source: Songfacts.