| "Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow" | ||||
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| Single by Merry Clayton | ||||
| from the album Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow | ||||
| Released | July 1975 (U.S.) | |||
| Label | Ode | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Morgan Ames, Dave Grusin | |||
| Merry Clayton singles chronology | ||||
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| "Baretta's Theme (Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow)" | ||||
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| Single by Rhythm Heritage | ||||
| from the album Disco-Fied | ||||
| B-side | "My Cherie Amour" | |||
| Released | April 1976 (U.S.) | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 3:15 | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Morgan Ames, Dave Grusin | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Barri, Michael Omartian | |||
| Rhythm Heritage singles chronology | ||||
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"Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow", also known as "Baretta's Theme", is a song written by Morgan Ames and Dave Grusin, recorded by multiple artists during the summer of 1975. Merry Clayton's version was the first to chart, reaching #45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
A version by Rhythm Heritage became a Top 20 hit in 1976. The band recorded it as a semi-instrumental number, with subdued vocals by Oren and Luther Waters. It was selected as the theme to the TV show Baretta, starring Robert Blake.[1] "Baretta's Theme" was released as a single in the spring of 1976, reaching #20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #15 in Canada.[2]
- ^ "Dave Grusin & Morgan Ames: Baretta ('Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow')". Dave Tomkins: Musica Database. University of British Columbia. Retrieved August 22, 2018 – via cs.ubc.ca.
- ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. July 10, 1976. Retrieved January 14, 2019.