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"Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow", also known as "Baretta's Theme", is a song written by Morgan Ames and Dave Grusin, recorded by multiple artists during the summer of 1975. Merry Clayton's version was the first to chart, reaching #45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
A version by Rhythm Heritage became a Top 20 hit in 1976. The band recorded it as a semi-instrumental number, with subdued vocals by Oren and Luther Waters. It was selected as the theme to the TV show Baretta, starring Robert Blake. "Baretta's Theme" was released as a single in the spring of 1976, reaching #20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #15 in Canada.




Chart history


Merry Clayton

Sammy Davis Jr.

Rhythm Heritage ("Baretta's Theme")




Other versions


The Latin band El Chicano covered the song on their 1975 LP Pyramid of Love and Friends.
Sammy Davis Jr.'s version of "Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow" was released in 1976. It reached #101 on the Billboard Bubbling Under chart.




References






External links


Merry Clayton – Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow on YouTube
Sammy Davis Jr. – Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow ("Baretta's Theme") on YouTube
Rhythm Heritage – "Baretta's Theme" (Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow) on YouTube

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