Da Doo Ron Ron – The Crystals {Stereo}

“Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)” is a signature girl-group pop single by The Crystals, released in April 1963 by Philles Records. It was penned by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector, and produced by Spector in his famed Wall of Sound style. The track was recorded in March 1963 at Los Angeles’s Gold Star Studios

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Made in Two Days
Written rapidly in just two days in Phil Spector’s New York office, the title “Da Doo Ron Ron” started as nonsensical placeholder lyrics—but Spector loved how they sounded and decided to keep them

Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound at Its Best
The track’s dense, reverberating production—with layered instruments, echo, and rich orchestration—showcases Spector’s revolutionary Wall of Sound technique

Lead Vocal by La La Brooks
Recorded at Gold Star Studios, the version features Dolores “LaLa” Brooks as the lead singer, with backing vocals reportedly including Cher. While Darlene Love initially recorded the lead, the release ultimately featured Brooks’s vocals

Celebrated Songwriting Team
This was the first songwriting collaboration between Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector—a trio that would shape much of the Brill Building pop sound

Enduring Legacy
Rolling Stone ranked the song #114 on its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list in 2004; though briefly removed in 2010, it was reinstated at #366 in the 2021 revision. It’s also celebrated by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame among signature songs that shaped early rock and pop

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