Barbara Lewis Version
Van McCoy wrote "Baby I'm Yours" while working as a staff writer for April-Blackwood Music, the publishing arm of Columbia Records: however the first evident recording of the song was made by Atlantic artist Barbara Lewis with Bert Berns producing the track in a New York City recording session which featured Van McCoy and Kendra Spotswood on background vocals. Released in July 1965, Lewis' "Baby I'm Yours" reached reach #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 that August, also reaching #5 R&B charts.
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