Bossa Nova Baby

"Bossa Nova Baby" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and recorded on January 22, 1963, at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, CA by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack of the 1963 motion picture Fun in Acapulco. 

The song reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart and number 20 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart in 1963.  It also reached number 13 in the UK charts. 

It was first recorded and released by Tippie and the Clovers in 1962. 

Background
Interviewed in 2015, Stoller said: "I like the original version of "Bossa Nova Baby" done by Tippie & the Clovers better than Elvis' version.  It's got a Latin feel and it had certain elements of bossa nova, but it wasn't the real thing.  The Clovers' version was much cooler than Elvis' version, which was in the film Fun In Acapulco." 

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Category:Elvis Presley songs
Category:1963 singles
Category:Songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Category:1962 songs
Category:Bossa nova songs
Category:RCA Victor singles
Category:Songs about dancing
Category:The Clovers songs