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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.

"Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow"
Single by Merry Clayton
from the album Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow
Released	July 1975 (U.S.)
Label	Ode
Songwriter(s)	Morgan Ames, Dave Grusin
Merry Clayton singles chronology
"Oh No Not My Baby" (1975) "Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow" (1975) "Emotion" (1980)

"Baretta's Theme (Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow)"
Single by Rhythm Heritage
from the album Disco-Fied
Released	April 1976 (U.S.)
Label	ABC
Songwriter(s)	Morgan Ames, Dave Grusin
Producer(s)	Steve Barri, Michael Omartian
Rhythm Heritage singles chronology
"Theme from S.W.A.T." (1975) "Baretta's Theme (Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow)" (1976) "Theme from Rocky (Gonna Fly Now)" (1977)

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.[1] "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.[2]

Chart history

Merry Clayton

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles[3]	71
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4]	45
U.S. Billboard R&B	42
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[5]	58

Sammy Davis Jr.

Chart (1976)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100[6]	101

Rhythm Heritage ("Baretta's Theme")

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[7]	22
Canada RPM Top Singles[8]	15
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9]	20
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	14
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[10]	16

Other versions

• The Latin band El Chicano covered the song on their 1975 LP Pyramid of Love and Friends.[11]
• 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.[12][13]

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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