(Rubettes) Paul Da Vinci - Your Baby Aint Your Baby Anymore

Paul Da Vinci was to be the front man for the Rubettes but he decided that he did not want to become part of the group. He decided to release this great song. Paul Da Vinci has a great voice and this song was also co-produced by him. It was the Power Play for one day on the radio back in the 70's, which meant it was played on the hour every hour - all day!!!. I loved it so much that I listened to it every time it came on. I can still hear my mum shouting "Not that song - again!!!"
He looks very dapper in his white suit but a little too clean cut. Later on he sang this song with no tie and a shirt that was open which made him look far more relaxed.
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[@robertkrapp3023]

I'm 63 now and feel like 16 hearing that song, girls, joints, drinks and music... No more Words.....

[@pauldavinci9398]

This vocal was sung live. I may start to perform this on my shows again . It is just that i would have to sing it before I sing Sugar baby love. which is a bit like singing Nessun Dorma twice in succession. I should have had hits with easier songs to sing. lol.Thank you for the great Comments.

[@Mralisig]

Hi Paul - Yes ..but you must sing it.. maybe one at the start and other at the end..love to hear them

[@captainsemicolon]

It would be incredible to hear you sing this in one of your shows. (Perhaps maybe some of your other songs too? It hurts to be in love etc)

[@guydebisschop7071]

BRAVO ! from Belgium

[@janemurdoch615]

Where can we see you in UK??

[@KendraKanary]

Ahhh that would be soo cool! I can’t believe you came back and watched this video. You really choose some pretty high songs, but gee your voice was made for it!!!! You are a lagendn

[@guachatierna]

Wow, Paul Da Vinci!!! mega voice!! He was the first one to sing Sugar Baby Love.🥰👏👏👏

[@greatmusicneverdies6253]

We need music like this again. Today's "music" is a joke compared to this!!!

[@lifesahike1679]

What a voice he should have been a bigger star

[@SB-mm9zh]

You're so right he should have.

[@Braussie1]

Unmistakable falsetto, 3 and a half octaves range, bloody awesome 🕺

[@Jojoseahorse]

Never forgot this voice or performance; I was nine when it came out. All these years later, I live in NY and we have the internet, KZbin and google; I couldn't wait to find out what had happened to Paul and his amazing voice. I am now very proud and happy to have made his acquaintance on FB, and delighted that he is still making music :)

[@martinworthington3168]

What a voice this man had

[@tinahardman9805]

Love this song. This guy has a great voice.

[@connoroleary591]

I haven't listened to this track for almost 50 years, yet i still know the lyrics and melody by heart. I had it on a K-tel compilation album and i must have played it thousands of times until the needle gave up. A great track. I regret that i had no idea that i was born into a golden age where talent and innocence abounded. I sincerely feel sad and a sense of guilt for the children of today. They have so much but in the things that matter they have so little, except anxieties and to grow in a world that doesn't smile.

[@TheTony70504]

Wow, Sheer Class..Used to Drive around Mansfield Notts, in my mark 1 Cortina as a Teenager, with this classic blaring out. The car really shook..It sounds as good today as it did back then..Still play it in my car today on a cd..Such carefree days , great days..

[@robertwood8486]

Sugar baby love was my favourite vocal from the 70s. Thanks for getting that down on tape 😊

[@cooper28clark]

wow, what a great Voice :)

[@stevedonnelly2362]

Just as Phil said, neverlate realised Paul was singer with the Rubettes. Love this song and love the Rubettes. What a fantastic voice. My era was late fifties, all sixties and most of seventies. Some great songs and this was one of them.

[@user-km5cp3yw2e]

Я удивлена, да, этот голос звучит у Rubettes.

[@frederickyongtong]

I remember this song well as had it on one of those 70's compilation LP's... Showing my age now!!

[@petanpetson8180]

your voice is gold paul i love it,,petan,gävle,,sweden

[@phillomx5]

Awesome...I had this single and also loved the Rubettes but didn't realise the connection until now.....40 years later!!! Phil

[@paulanewbold717]

snap

[@garymilligan4373]

@@wesleycook7687 Correct ..Paul Da Vinci is the original singer of Sugar baby love and Alan mimes to him

[@rebeccaryan3621]

@@wesleycook7687 when was he exposed

[@wesleycook7687]

@@rebeccaryan3621 1983. That's when the paid gag order expired. After that Paul recorded 3 versions of Sugar Baby Love, one 3 minutes ,one 4 minutes and an extended version, almost 6 minutes.. Paul's original 74 version has been re-issued. He's credited with the original vocals. If he had fronted the Rubettes, they would probably have had more than one number one hit. He would have taken Tonight to the top. However, still, people look at the Alan Williams mimed videos and think it's Alan singing. He has tried but his live shows are either dubbed falsetto or his terrible screeching. A lot of people made the connection when Paul and Alan appeared on TOPS back in 74 because Alan mimed and Paul didn't. Other singers have done the song and did a good job. Click on Sugar Baby Love Covers. Tommy Fischer does a great version. Just keep scrolling til you find it.

[@rebeccaryan3621]

@@wesleycook7687 thank you for this great information I will delve out Tommy's version ...i have seen one of Alans attempts at sugar baby love. i will post the link listen at 2.59 delay or a second falsetto bought in for him, not sure which. too early on the falsetto most probably still miming on that falsetto Alan needs to credit paul the credit he took off him for over 40 years and made money on the back of it.. to me Alan is a fraudster.... shameful after so so many years..alan needs to dig deep and find some dam humanity kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJbWYXeIis-Wetk

[@rw8733]

Bloody hell. What a voice he has. ☺

[@rolfangelof7661]

This is one of my absolute,absolute,favourites ever! I just love the song! And Paul looks so cute! It´s absolutely beautiful to watch and enjoy!

[@djk3520]

Still love this song :-) should have been a big hit back in the day,great performance

[@hiltsjejager3783]

Handsome guy and great singer too

[@janis041964]

Fantastic!!!!! Thank you

[@lornawilliams-astley2716]

One of my favorite songs, till this day. I was so crazy about him. He's brilliant.

[@brian7193]

this is still my fave song of alltime i just love this song and the flip side she'll only hurt you a voice like that deserved much more success than he got

[@MikeStokesSpain]

What a voice, Paul!

[@MBIKES21]

Superb voice

[@adey4000]

I see Paul preform in October he was amazing and his backing band was awsum

[@rhylwolves5649]

What a voice superb

[@jackienuttall7549]

Yes from a fellow wolves fan

[@alexandermitchell2904]

Astonishing voice, fabulous song.

[@hildelinsel-ladewig3372]

WOW

[@garyjennings661]

I always knew the connection , I bought it when it came out, brilliant song ,brilliant voice

[@brian7193]

Don't know if you will see this Paul but I was 9 when this came out,my brother bought it and I listened to it constantly till he split with his gf and threw out his records in 1976,since then I had tried everywhere I could think off to get it but could t find it anywhere ,then I found it on eBay and now own 6 copies of it 😃as I said it is still my favourite song of all-time and the other side she'll only hurt you is a class song, too I dont know how much you made in your career Paul but with that voice it was amazing then and even today so called stars couldn't hit notes like you,and you made it look so effortless, thanks for the music and the memories,btw your version of the stylistics song you make me feel brand new was top class too

[@fs.pureblood]

I've always loved this song.

[@DKDonson]

Great voice for sure

[@billymazdin]

Awesome voice

[@TheEddy1958]

De mooiste en beste tijd van muziek die jaren

[@therealcaesar]

Paul sang Sugar Baby Love.... What a voice... What a range!

[@GothicMod]

What a GREAT single; Many thanks...;)

[@haydenellie]

Great takes me back to a better world

[@mickwood6516]

fantastic to this day. one of my favourite tunex to this day

[@stevemoonecovers]

Just Fabulous.

[@paulinekeegan8029]

what a voice brilliant song don't think it got the recognition it deserved

[@nestor5429]

I think it reached number four on the charts.

[@carolcoppell2326]

He deserved better than what he got AND he is still going strong

[@carolcoppell2326]

Listen to the song play for me Paul da Vinci and the Justice dept

[@satriopiningit7132]

always love paul davinci n this song

[@angelquest1348]

Fantastic....a great joy to see this back again after all these years. THANKS !!!

[@mariatoth3804]

Tiszta libabor lsttem a vegere hu az 🎉ahang isteni Paul es milyen helyes is volt

[@louwisa1962]

FANTASTIC

[@ruthallan172]

Loved it and still do

[@carolcoppell2343]

Love 😍 the song

[@susanadam8414]

Brilliant 👌

[@giseleepacher6870]

j adore magnifique chanson

[@rolandpratt403]

Superb

[@janemurdoch615]

OMG!!! Fecking AWESOME.

[@martyw34]

Nice song.I think I vaguely recall it.

[@miroslavtabyashki]

Wowww

[@luxyaltz219]

If he had stayed with the Rubettes and released this as a group record it may well have become their 2nd chart number one and his high falsetto may have contributed to other gems ...just a thought

[@wesleycook7687]

I agree. Paul had no idea that his version of SBL would be a hit and he had already signed with Penny Farthing records. He thought he was only making a demo. The bad thing is Alan Williams should have been told to either record his own version or someone else would Frontman for the band. But the crooks at Polydor Records had a hit and used Paul's voice, credited to Alan Williams and the myth continued until Sony bought the Rubettes songbook. The release of the Rubettes Greatest Hits credits DaVinci as the lead vocal.

[@pauldavinci9398]

@@wesleycook7687 They tried Williams' voice on it but it didn't work.He could sing the notes but not the sound.

[@wesleycook7687]

@@pauldavinci9398 I deleted the comment that was here hoping you could answer a question. I'm sure you have heard about the Wings Of Pegasus voice analysis that is supposed to prove Williams mimed his own vocals on TOPS ( the Christmas show). You have any idea of how that was done since Williams couldn't do it the first time. Did he have someone do the high notes? Did he sing any of it? It's been said that someone from BBC was always watching the performers make the tape they were supposed to mime. So, since I've seen his crummy live performances with his screeching falsetto, I wonder what was done here. I know the shows like TOPS were usually avoided by American performers because of the rules and especially insisting that American TV shows like Bandstand show a British band because TOPS had presented an American singer. Rock pioneers like Chuck Berry avoided these shows and performed at live venues in England..So, what's with this Wings Of Pegasus voice analysis? Do you have any idea?

[@macc3239]

Alan Williams did mime to the voice of Paul. I didn't care though, I was in love when I first saw Alan Williams and am still as crazy about him today as I was then xxx

[@Jojoseahorse]

Mac C Interesting; my sister was crazy for Alan Williams, both his voice and his looks. I told her about this guy, Paul Da Vinci who had been a one hit wonder with a similar voice; I had no idea of the back story! Of course we didn't have internet/google back then LOL Paul's voice is amazing. He's on FB too, and is actually cuter now :)

[@toppertruthio]

we call that stalkin in england

[@mariacondursi7029]

Mac C Alan don t. Miming nobody ok? Alan is very rubette!

[@mariacondursi7029]

Ma perché dovete dire cattiverie sul. Conto di Alan James? I falsetti, si può averli in comune! Basta con sto Paul da Vinci!Alan my love, you are the best !my love, aly i love you my love Chéri Little darling , my baby tonight , i wont you in me i need you!

[@actarusfleed6607]

Ma sei proprio una fessa, una di quelle che credono che il mondo non e rotondo. Quando imparerai?

[@macc3239]

Bill Hurd's group is not the one that I follow. I am strictly a follower of Alan Williams' Rubettes as they have the 3 originals still perfoming. Thank you for your comments though as they are appreciated. xxx

[@lilianaires5949]

Alan maravilhoso Rubette!!

[@cristinaalencar4662]

Paul nunca foi um Rubettes e jamais será.

[@lillianchristina4938]

@@wesleycook7687 Nunca

[@lillianchristina4938]

Exato . Paul nunca foi

[@mihalynehalasz4167]

nagyon király.

[@edavalonroofing5735]

My Dad who was a Rubettes fan back in the day, told me the backstory with Paul and the producers who wanted him to front the Rubettes. IMHO, what a damn shame for Paul, winding up as a one hit wonder with only this song... Had he dropped his solo contract with Penny Farthing Records and fronted The Rubettes, I humbly think The Rubettes would have been waaay bigger than they were-no disrespect to Alan Williams. Oh what could have been :(

[@john111257]

top vocal

[@williamdavies8188]

Hi Paul seen you loads of times in Somerset were i live you are amazing do you still do your shows my friend does entertainment at rose farm, red rd, berrow a great venue you would go down a storm last time I saw you was at ocean bar

[@1MogJon]

Fantastic voice!!....... Truth is, he dropped a bollock......he should have gone with the Rubettes!

[@gyovai-domenevassida7308]

Atya ég, mennyit kértem ezt a dalt annak idején a rádió kívánságműsorában!

[@67vosgien]

pas de regret qu'il n'ait pas fait parti des rubettes !

[@stevemoonecovers]

2 mins into this video of Paul, there are some people with Rubettes caps on 😀

[@TheGreatPretend]

Does anyone have any idea why he doesn't sing this live anymore. I went to see him recently at a festival and spoke to him briefly after, but didn't think to ask. He really should sing it at his shows, it's a great song.

[@paulsimpson2060]

I expect he might struggle with the high notes at 70.

[@TheGreatPretend]

@@paulsimpson2060 You're right. I eventually got around to asking him, and he said it's very hard to sing.

[@Milo_Molnar]

Phenomenal vocal.

[@magorzataotrebska2929]

FANTASTYCZNY

[@hammadoolass]

Sugar Baby Love was a demo recorded by session musicians, including Da Vinci. The song was re-mixed with Da Vinci's vocals and released under the name of the Rubettes. When the song became a hit, Da Vinci had already signed with another record company as a solo artist so Alan Williams was brought in as lead singer with the Rubettes. I believe Alan Williams also has a falsetto voice ... but as far as I know Da Vinci was never a member of the Rubettes.

[@gavinreid8937]

Ta Jo. I was always lead to believe this song was a dig at his Sugar BABY Love Rubettes mates & he "left" cause he didn't like the royalty check .Not saying its true but a lot of his songs had Hurt in the title.

[@keithkenny729]

jo egleton i

[@hammadoolass]

Hi Gavin - Paul is a friend of mine and, trust me, what I have said is true.

[@cristinaalencar4662]

Sugar Baby Love é um sucesso mundial com Alan Willians como cantor da banda Rubettes a mais de quatro décadas (por sinal músicos talentosos ) não sei porque ainda hoje tem tanta polêmica sobre isso sinceramente eu creio q o sucesso se a banda Rubettes com o cantor Alan Willians e claro a música também é linda então tanta conversa em cima disso não tem porque Sugar Baby Love sempre será lembrada como sucesso the Rubettes tendo como CANTOR ALAN WILLIANS.

[@ednaaraujo5057]

@@cristinaalencar4662 concordo com você eu adoro o Alan como musico ele é maravilhoso e lindooo amo 😍😍💕💗💕

[@mandybfour]

Your voice is the best - I spent my life loving Alan's Rubettes and it was a lie, cos Sugar Baby Love was YOUR song. Alan can't even sing! Well, not very well anyway! x

[@user-km5cp3yw2e]

Я очень расстроена что Алан обманул.

[@jackienuttall7549]

He's still recording again

[@manuelwindecker794]

Paul didn't believe on the Success to Sugar Baby Love before and leave the Band Rubettes. This was a Mistake.

[@misswendy7298]

When the Rubettes played Sugar Baby Love live how were Paul Da Vinci's vocals incorporated into the song with Alan Williams's vocals. Was it just a recording?

[@clivegchesterman]

F**k, can this guy sing...not ruined too much by the TOTP orchestra!

[@abezierkje6938]

Jeugdsentiment 🥰

[@angelalima3810]

Gostei do Paul da Vinci más ainda acho Alan William insubstituível

[@lillianchristina4938]

Angela Lima Eu também acho Alan melhor

[@wesleycook7687]

Paul DaVinci here is better looking than Alan Williams. Paul could have fronted the band easily.

[@TheGreatPretend]

He must have felt a little awkward looking at the people in the audience wearing the Rubettes caps. If I were him and saw that, I wouldn't have felt too comfortable. I wonder if anyone in the audience made the connection and could hear that it was his voice on the Rubettes record.

[@wesleycook7687]

He probably felt even more awkward when he saw the stupid caps than he did appearing on the same bill as the Rubettes. I'm sure some people realized that the voices on Paul's set and the Rubettes were stangely similar and when they later learned the truth , they probably abandoned Alan Williams. One guy did throw his cap in the floor while others cheered Paul. So, he made an impression on some Rubettes fans

[@Sandra-gk7os]

Why does it say rubettes then the name Paul da Vinci , Paul has never been a member of the rubettes

[@walkman7191]

He sang their only number one single, that's why.

[@Sandra-gk7os]

Personally I think they deserved to have more than just one number 1 single, they had lots of good singles and albums maybe not number 1 hits but still in top 20. Paul should have joined The Rubettes instead of going solo then he would have did so much better than he did . Also is it a crime to mime ?

[@wesleycook7687]

@@Sandra-gk7os It should be if it's someone else's voice you're miming.

[@angelalima3810]

Paul da Vinci não e banda canta solo Alan William e uma banda e fim de papo

[@wesleycook7687]

Paul DaVinci. Sugar Baby Love. Alan Williams, mime artist. End of story.

[@ednaaraujo5057]

👍

[@lillianchristina4938]

@@wesleycook7687 kkkkkk

[@wesleycook7687]

@@lillianchristina4938 I'm not familiar with this expression. Explain.

[@bettybooppiet3821]

Klassieker

[@julie_annsmith4515]

What a great singer what a great voice he is so hot sexy maybe past my teenage years but what else is there to say oh yum

[@archiefyfe2020]

Top class-Brilliant voice.The Rubettes loss.

[@lillianchristina4938]

The Rubettes não perdeu nada. Ganhou um maravilhoso, carismático e excepcional cantar : Alan!!

[@wesleycook7687]

@@lillianchristina4938 Alan Williams is a miming leech. Only people that won't accept the truth think he's so great.

[@MarioRBSouza]

Paul Da Vinci was a soul of the Rubettes !

[@lillianchristina4938]

A alma dos The Rubettes é Alan. Paul foi uma passagem.

[@wesleycook7687]

@@lillianchristina4938 Paul made Alan Williams a rock star. Williams is a lowlife and a fraud.

[@lillianchristina4938]

@@wesleycook7687 Por acaso , você já vou esta postagem . Pois é a prova de que Alan cantou integralmente em 1974 Sugar Baby Love. A tecnologia digital trouxe após 48 a comprovação. kzbin.info/www/bejne/npu3hWV9f9p7o7M

[@bertvangemertkatana.]

Voor johnny en sonja!

[@armusaran]

"Paul Da Vinci was to be the front man for the Rubettes but he decided that he did not want to become part of the group." So why would you put (Rubettes) in the title of this solo song?

[@walkman7191]

It's because he sang their only number one hit single. Also it wasn't like they said do you want to be in this band? There's more to it than that. This is taken from an interview that Paul did just a few days ago: - “After the first session, they basically said to me ‘Wow. We’d be interested in doing something with you.’ But I’d just signed a deal with Penny Farthing [a record label], ‘so won’t be able to do anything, but thanks very much’. “Then I did the second session. Sugar Baby Love was recorded at 1.30 in the morning [at Lansdowne Studios in Holland Park]. The high bit was written an octave lower, and it wasn’t working. I said ‘Hey, guys, it’s got to be higher.’ And they went ‘Yeah… right!’ And I sang it.” So the reality is, they offered to work further with him - no mention of any band at that time - and as he was already singed to another label, he couldn't say yes. The formation of the Rubettes came later.

[@TheTony70504]

@@walkman7191 Thanks Walkman for that great information 👍👍

[@lillianchristina4938]

Alan é muito melhor. Parabéns The Rubettes com.Alan!!

[@lillianchristina4938]

@@wesleycook7687 Se conforme, Paul não quis seguir com a banda no início. Por sorte nossa ,Alan formou The Rubettes. Cada integrante fez parte do sucesso , Bill saiu e voltou , Jonh também normal isso acontece com outras bandas, porém, Alan sempre permaneceu., por todos os anos. Conheço.tudo sobre a banda. Alan foi morar na Austrália , atualmente ,e volta apenas para shows. Agora , ele está separado.dos 3 e foram formadas duas bandas. Alan tem muito o que fazer, e nunca está na internet fazendo qualquer comentário., diminuindo quem quer que seja, pois sabe o valor de artista que é . Sabemos que gravou também .em 1974 Sugar Baby Love Cada um que siga seu caminho.

[@drucillafairway5226]

🎶💜💜😌💜💜🎶

[@petradevries8839]

yes i know this now when i listen and watch this. alan williams is the voice and face of the rubettes also verry good better i dont know. but alan deserves the credit because he is the lead singer. but i like this to. but alan williams belongs to the rubettes not Paul da vinci. but he was the first original singer from sugar baby love. so he deserves the credit of that song money. alan williams sings it good to. i think that alan performs everything with his own voice. etc. they are good in live. i like alan more than Paul but that is verry personal. but Paul is also verry good. Paul was solo also good.

[@ocean-ff6if]

すげえ

[@PAULLONDEN]

Ouch....the fucker just pierced my eardrums...

[@wesleycook7687]

In his prime he had a 3 and a half octave vocal range. Alan Williams had a very weak voice, monotone at best.

[@miroslavtabyashki]

No auto tuning, no AI tools, etc.......

[@Polyphemus47]

It is obviously lip-synced here, but what an incredible talent!

[@sergialuciabarbosa8672]

Rubettes sem o Alan, não è rubettes👎

[@wesleycook7687]

If Paul hadn't been under contract with Penny Farthing records, he would have been the lead singer of the Rubettes. Alan would never been heard of.

[@mariamachadosantos8842]

Esse nunca foi nem será rubettes

[@sinamor77]

se parece al Quico

[@cristinaalencar4662]

Garanto a você o Quico e bem mais agradável kkkkk

[@amadataylor4208]

Grita como cuando don Ramon lo peĺlizca

[@cristinaalencar4662]

A canção até é agradável mais o cantor desculpe não chega aos pés de Alan Willians

[@wesleycook7687]

Alan Williams cannot sing falsetto.

[@calbertomusico]

Tão bom quanto Alan Williams.

[@wesleycook7687]

Alan has never sang Sugar Baby Love or any other songs with high notes. The clip of Williams recently posted singing He's In Town is actually mimed from The Rockin Berries (1964). The comments are turned off so the poster wouldn't get any negative comments.

[@user-nf7jk8pn1l]

ear drum,s gone, good thing can,t hear the man I call a husband,lol

[@bfnb21]

I think the b side was she'll only hurt you

[@sararosagonzalez3003]

Mejor Alan tiene mejor presentación es lindo y tiene magia que paul no tiene le falta todo lo de Alan!!!!!,👄👄👄

[@wesleycook7687]

Alan is 70 odd years old. He can't sing falsetto and never could. He's not the pretty boy from 74.. You stare at video shot in the 70s and drool over Williams' package that was mailed 40 years ago.

[@lilianaires5949]

Aquele foi não quis ser rubettes 👎👎👎👎