This song was written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, part of the legendary Brill Building club. Carole King pecked out the tune on the piano, and almost handed it over to Cynthia Weil, but Gerry Goffin turned up some lyrics for it. The song became King and Goffin's second #1 single after The Shirelles' "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" put them on the map. It was also Bobby Vee's only #1. King and Giffin's next chart-topper would be "The Loco-Motion" in 1962.
Before this song, Bobby Vee's claim to fame was filling in for Buddy Holly, who along with Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, died in rock history's most famous plane crash en route to a show in Fargo, North Dakota. Vee had been scraping up a band already. On the date of the crash, the local radio actually put out a call for replacements, and Vee and his band volunteered. Not that Vee was small potatoes - Bob Dylan played in his band early on! Vee charted three times previously and made the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 a total of 14 times.
"Take Good Care Of My Baby" was notable for being used in baby care product commercials. This, despite the fact that this changes the complete meaning of the song. Only parts of the song would be used.
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