Barbara Ann

"Barbara Ann" is a song written by <a href="/facts/Fred_Fassert/NEIo04gf">Fred Fassert</a> that was first recorded by <a href="/facts/The_Regents_(doo-wop_band)/FvU15lxx">the Regents</a> as "Barbara-Ann". Their version was released in 1961 and reached No.13 on the <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9">Billboard Hot 100</a> chart. A more well-known version of the song was recorded by <a href="/facts/The_Beach_Boys/6CdaMJwW">the Beach Boys</a> for their 1965 in-house live album <a href="/facts/Beach_Boys%2527_Party!/EEL7ue3b">Beach Boys' Party!</a> In December, "Barbara Ann" was issued as a single with the B-side "<a href="/facts/Girl_Don%2527t_Tell_Me/hQquzIDy">Girl Don't Tell Me</a>", peaking at No. 2 in the U.S. and No. 3 in the UK. 
The Regents' original version was featured in the 1973 film <a href="/facts/American_Graffiti/HTdDBmCv">American Graffiti</a> and later included on the <a href="/facts/41_Original_Hits_from_the_Soundtrack_of_American_Graffiti/bHQ8TIrR">soundtrack album</a>. The Regents' version was ranked number 986 among the greatest singles ever made in <a href="/facts/Dave_Marsh/l7RwwlYb">Dave Marsh</a>'s book The Heart of Rock & Soul (1989).

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Barbara Ann