Chi‐baba Chi‐baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)

Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour and His Orchestra

7 cited facts

1947
3:03
123 BPM · D# major

What connects this song

Credits it shares with other songs, each from a cited source. Tap a number or a name.

Released on Capitol Records, also Everlong (Foo Fighters), Everything in Its Right Place (Radiohead) and Lilith (Halsey)
Written by Mack David, also Baby It’s You (Carpenters), I’m Just a Lucky So and So (Louis Armstrong) and Walk on the Wild Side (Jimmy Smith)
Written by Al Hoffman, also Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) (Perry Como), Papa Loves Mambo (Perry Como) and I Apologize (Aretha Franklin)
Written by Jerry Livingston, also Adios Amigo (Jim Reeves), Under a Blanket of Blue (Ella Fitzgerald) and A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Ilene Woods)

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

Mack David wrote 42 songs on fono
Al Hoffman wrote 33 songs on fono
Jerry Livingston’s most frequent co-writer is Mack David (15 songs together)
Al Hoffman’s most frequent co-writer is Jerry Livingston (10 songs together)

Credits

All 6 credits

Written by: Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston and Mack David
Performed by: Peggy Lee
Part of: Chi-baba Chi-baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) / Ain’tcha Ever Comin’ Back
Released on: Capitol Records

Written by: Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston and Mack David
Performed by: Peggy Lee
Part of: Chi-baba Chi-baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) / Ain’tcha Ever Comin’ Back
Released on: Capitol Records

Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.

Same writer: Mack David
Baby It’s You
Carpenters
1970
Same writer: Al Hoffman
Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)
Perry Como, Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra, The Ray Charles Singers
1956
Same writer: Jerry Livingston
Adios Amigo
Jim Reeves
1964
Same label: Capitol Records
Everlong
Foo Fighters
1997
Same writer: Mack David
I’m Just a Lucky So and So
Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington
1961
Same writer: Al Hoffman
Papa Loves Mambo
Perry Como
1954
Same writer: Jerry Livingston
Under a Blanket of Blue
Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong
1956
Same label: Capitol Records
Everything in Its Right Place
Radiohead
2000

Elsewhere

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1MusicBrainz Chi‐baba Chi‐baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) was performed by Peggy Lee
Chi‐baba Chi‐baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) was performed by Peggy Lee
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2MusicBrainz Chi‐baba Chi‐baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) was written by Al Hoffman
Chi‐baba Chi‐baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) was written by Al Hoffman
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3MusicBrainz Chi‐baba Chi‐baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) was written by Jerry Livingston
Chi‐baba Chi‐baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) was written by Jerry Livingston
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4MusicBrainz Chi‐baba Chi‐baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) was written by Mack David
Chi‐baba Chi‐baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) was written by Mack David
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5MusicBrainz Chi‐baba Chi‐baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) is part of the release Chi-baba Chi-baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) / Ain’tcha Ever Comin’ Back
Chi‐baba Chi‐baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) is part of the release Chi-baba Chi-baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) / Ain’tcha Ever Comin’ Back
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6MusicBrainz Capitol Records is the label of the song Chi‐baba Chi‐baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)
Capitol Records is the label of the song Chi‐baba Chi‐baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)
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7MusicBrainz Chi‐baba Chi‐baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) was released on 1947
Chi‐baba Chi‐baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) was released on 1947
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