Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector, "Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)" became a popular top five hit single for the the Crystals in 1963 after recording it in March 1963 at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles with Hal Blaine on drums, Dolores "LaLa" Brooks on lead vocals and Cher on backing vocals. On June 8, 1963, it reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached number 5 in the UK. In 2004, it was ranked number 114 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Billboard named the song #55 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.
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