Barbara Anne (American Graffiti version with spoken part by Wolfman Jack)

~ Recording by The Regents

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.17Barbara Anne2:12The Regents41 Original Hits From the Sound Track of “American Graffiti”Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
MCA SoundtracksMCA2-8001
1.17Barbara Anne2:12The Regents41 Original Hits From the Soundtrack of American GraffitiVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
GRT Records2230-1040
1.1Barbara Ann2:14The RegentsK-Tel Presents Girls Girls Girls: 20 Great HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
K‐tel (international budget record label)NC 452
1.17Barbara Anne2:12The RegentsAmerican GraffitiVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)
1.17Barbara Anne2:12The Regents41 Original Hits From the Soundtrack of American GraffitiVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
  • US1993-06-22
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCAD2-8001
1.17Barbara Anne2:12The Regents41 Original Hits from the Soundtrack of American GraffitiVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCAD2-8001
1.17Barbara Anne2:11The RegentsAmerican GraffitiVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCAD2-8001
1.17Barbara Anne2:13The RegentsAmerican Graffiti, Vol II: Music From the Original Motion PictureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
Back BiterBB 61042
1.17Barbara Anne2:12The Regents41 Original Hits From The Soundtrack Of American Graffiti (club edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)CMCAD2 8001
1.17Barbara Anne2:12The Regents41 Original Hits From the Sound Track of American Graffiti (European reissue, IFPI codes, BMG Ariola)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + SoundtrackMCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)DMCLD 617, MCD 00617
1.17Barbara Anne2:12The RegentsAmerican GraffitiVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + SoundtrackMCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCLDD 19150

Relationships

spoken vocals [dialogue]:Wolfman Jack (US disc jockey)
recording of:Barbara‐Ann

Barbara‐Ann

lyricist and composer:Fred Fassert
publisher:Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
Cousins Music
EMI Longitude Music
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!)
Longitude Music Co.
Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
Shoe-String Music Corp.
Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
referred to in medleys:45 Boys on the Beach (order: 1)
Can Can You Party (order: 5)
Beach Boys Medley (order: 6)
later parody versions:Baa! We're Lambs!
later translated parody versions:Bad och sol
later translated versions:Ma-ry-lène (Barbara Ann)
バーバラ・アン
later versions:Barbecue
is the basis for:Around the Beach Boys’ “Barbara Ann”
Marylène (Barbara-Ann)
adaptations:Bomb Iran (Vince Vance & the Valiants parody)
Bomb Iran (Paul Shanklin parody)