"Daddy's Home" is a famous song by Americandoo-wopgroupShep and the Limelites. The song was written by the three members of the band, James "Shep" Sheppard (1935–1970), Clarence Bassett (1936–2005) and Charles Baskerville. The group recorded the original version of "Daddy's Home" on February 1, 1961, and it was released on Hull Records in March 1961 with the B-side being "This I Know".
The song is an example of James Sheppard's legacy of composing of rock 'n' roll's first-ever song cycle titles, telling the story of a relationship, beginning with going home to his girl, and further twists along the way, like getting married, celebrating their anniversary, problems encountered etc. The songs that told this story cycle were famously "A Thousand Miles Away", "500 Miles to Go", both with the Heartbeats; and continued with "Daddy's Home", "Three Steps from the Altar," "Our Anniversary", and "What Did Daddy Do?" for Shep and the Limelites.[5]
Jermaine Jackson covered the song for his 1972 debut solo album, Jermaine, and it was released as the 2nd single from the album. His version featured the rest of the Jackson 5 on backing vocals. The single peaked at number 9 on the USBillboard Hot 100 and number 3 in Canada in March 1973.[12]
His version was sampled in the 1973 break-in record "Super Fly Meets Shaft" (US #31).
British singer Cliff Richard released a live version as a single for the Christmas period in 1981. It was the second single to be lifted from his 1981 album Wired for Sound.
The song became an international hit reaching number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and number 23 on USBillboard Hot 100 in March 1982 - almost twenty years after the release of the original by Shep and the Limelites. In Britain, it was certified Gold by the BPI for sales over 500,000.[21]
A video clip was recorded to accompany the single release instead of using footage of the original BBC live recording.[22]
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Daddy s Home is a famous song by American doo wop group Shep and the Limelites The song was written by the three members of the band James Shep Sheppard 1935 1970 Clarence Bassett 1936 2005 and Charles Baskerville The group recorded the original version of Daddy s Home on February 1 1961 and it was released on Hull Records in March 1961 with the B side being This I Know Daddy s Home Single by Shep and the LimelitesB side This I Know ReleasedMarch 1961GenreR amp BLength2 47LabelHullSongwriter s James Shep Sheppard Clarence Bassett Charles BaskervilleShep and the Limelites singles chronology I m So Lonely 1961 Daddy s Home 1961 Ready for Your Love 1961 Daddy s Home reached no 2 on the Billboard popular music chart in May 1961 1 It was kept from No 1 by Travelin Man by Ricky Nelson 2 Later songs by the band were not as successful as Daddy s Home but still sold well 3 4 Contents 1 Part of a song cycle 2 Chart history 2 1 Weekly charts 2 2 Year end charts 3 Covers 3 1 Jermaine Jackson 3 1 1 Chart history 3 1 1 1 Weekly charts 3 1 1 2 Year end charts 3 2 Cliff Richard version 3 2 1 Chart performance and certifications 3 2 1 1 Weekly charts 3 2 1 2 Year end charts 3 2 2 Certifications 4 References 5 External linksPart of a song cycle EditThe song is an example of James Sheppard s legacy of composing of rock n roll s first ever song cycle titles telling the story of a relationship beginning with going home to his girl and further twists along the way like getting married celebrating their anniversary problems encountered etc The songs that told this story cycle were famously A Thousand Miles Away 500 Miles to Go both with the Heartbeats and continued with Daddy s Home Three Steps from the Altar Our Anniversary and What Did Daddy Do for Shep and the Limelites 5 Chart history EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1961 PeakpositionCanada CHUM Hit Parade 6 11US Billboard Hot 100 7 2US Cash Box Top 100 8 3 Year end charts Edit Chart 1961 RankUS Billboard Hot 100 9 41US Cash Box 10 27Covers EditThe song was covered by many artists including P J Proby 1970 Frank Zappa 1971 11 Jermaine Jackson 1972 Toots and the Maytals Funky Kingston 1973 The Carpenters Live In Japan 1974 Richard Carpenter lead Junior English and Cliff Richard 1981 Jermaine Jackson Edit Jermaine Jackson covered the song for his 1972 debut solo album Jermaine and it was released as the 2nd single from the album His version featured the rest of the Jackson 5 on backing vocals The single peaked at number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 in Canada in March 1973 12 His version was sampled in the 1973 break in record Super Fly Meets Shaft US 31 Chart history Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1973 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 27Canada RPM Top Singles 13 3Netherlands 10U S Billboard Hot 100 14 9U S Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles 15 3U S Cash Box Top 100 16 7 Year end charts Edit Chart 1973 RankCanada 17 38U S Cash Box 18 45 Cliff Richard version Edit Daddy s Home live Single by Cliff Richardfrom the album Wired for SoundB side Shakin All Over live Released6 November 1981Recorded1 May 1981 19 VenueHammersmith OdeonGenrePop Doo wopLength2 55LabelEMI RecordsSongwriter s James Sheppard Clarence Bassett Charles BaskervilleProducer s Cliff Richard 20 Cliff Richard singles chronology Wired for Sound 1981 Daddy s Home live 1981 The Only Way Out 1982 Music video Daddy s Home on YouTubeBritish singer Cliff Richard released a live version as a single for the Christmas period in 1981 It was the second single to be lifted from his 1981 album Wired for Sound The song became an international hit reaching number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and number 23 on US Billboard Hot 100 in March 1982 almost twenty years after the release of the original by Shep and the Limelites In Britain it was certified Gold by the BPI for sales over 500 000 21 A video clip was recorded to accompany the single release instead of using footage of the original BBC live recording 22 Chart performance and certifications Edit Weekly charts Edit Chart 1981 82 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 23 8Canada RPM 50 Singles 24 41Finland IFPI Finland 25 20Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 26 8Germany Official German Charts 27 73Ireland IRMA 28 3Netherlands Dutch Top 40 29 14Netherlands Single Top 100 30 14New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 31 4UK Singles OCC 32 2US Billboard Hot 100 33 23US Adult Contemporary Billboard 34 3US Cash Box Top 100 35 22 Year end charts Edit Chart 1981 PositionUK Singles OCC 36 27Chart 1982 PositionBelgium Ultratop Flanders 37 94US Adult Contemporary Billboard 38 50Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 39 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit Biography by Andrew Hamilton Allmusic com Retrieved 29 June 2009 Top 100 Songs Billboard Hot 100 Chart Billboard 2 January 2013 Tobler John 1992 NME Rock N Roll Years 1st ed London Reed International Books Ltd p 208 CN 5585 AllMusic Shep amp the Limelites Biography Retrieved February 19 2016 Shep and the Limelites The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 3 Enfield England Guinness Publishing Ltd 1992 p 2247 CHUM Hit Parade May 15 1963 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 ISBN 0 89820 089 X Cash Box Top 100 Singles June 10 1961 Musicoutfitters com Cash Box Year End Charts Top 100 Pop Singles December 30 1961 FZShows Unreleased radio and weird stuff Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 1973 04 14 Retrieved 2021 05 31 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 1973 04 14 Retrieved 2021 05 31 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 ISBN 0 89820 089 X Whitburn Joel 2004 Top R amp B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 Record Research p 283 Cash Box Top 100 Singles March 17 1973 Canada Library and Archives December 26 2017 Image RPM Weekly Library and Archives Canada Cash Box Year End Charts Top 100 Pop Singles December 29 1973 Cliff Richard Daddy s Home www cliffrichardsongs com Retrieved 30 September 2019 Daddy s Home 7 inch EMI Records 1981 UK certification Database BPI Archived from the original on 2013 05 01 Retrieved 2010 01 03 Cliff Richard Daddy s Home video clip Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 Australian Chart Book St Ives N S W ISBN 0 646 11917 6 RPM 50 Singles March 13 1982 Lassila Juha 1990 Mita Suomi soittaa Hittilistat 1954 87 in Finnish Jyvaskylan yliopisto ISBN 978 951 680 321 3 Cliff Richard Daddy s Home in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved 17 March 2018 Cliff Richard Daddy s Home in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 17 March 2018 The Irish Charts Search Results Daddy s Home Irish Singles Chart Nederlandse Top 40 week 2 1982 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 23 June 2021 Cliff Richard Daddy s Home in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 17 March 2018 Cliff Richard Daddy s Home Top 40 Singles Retrieved 17 March 2018 Cliff Richard Artist Chart History Official Charts Company Cliff Richard Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Cliff Richard Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Cash Box Top 100 Singles 20 Mar 1982 Archived from the original on 3 June 2015 Retrieved 22 March 2018 Scaping Peter ed 1982 The Top 200 Singles January December 1981 BPI Year Book 1982 5th ed London England The British Phonographic Industry Ltd pp 46 49 ISBN 0 906154 03 0 Jaaroverzichten 1982 Ultratop Retrieved 23 June 2021 Adult Contemporary Songs Year End 1982 Billboard 2 January 2013 Retrieved 23 June 2021 British single certifications Cliff Richard Daddy s Home British Phonographic Industry External links EditShep amp the Limelites Daddy s Home on YouTube Jermaine Jackson Daddy s Home on YouTube Cliff Richard Daddy s Home on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daddy 27s Home song amp oldid 1123483059, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
