I Can Hear Music

"I Can Hear Music"
Single by the Ronettes
B-side"When I Saw You"
ReleasedOctober 1966[1]
GenrePop
Length3:00
LabelPhilles
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jeff Barry
The Ronettes singles chronology
"Is This What I Get for Loving You?"
(1965)
"I Can Hear Music"
(1966)
"You Came, You Saw, You Conquered!"
(1969)
Official audio
"I Can Hear Music" on YouTube

"I Can Hear Music" is a song written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector[2] for American girl group the Ronettes (credited as The Ronettes Featuring Veronica) in 1966. This version spent one week on the Billboard Pop chart at number 100.[3] In early 1969, the Beach Boys released a cover version as a single from their album 20/20 (1969), peaking at number 24 in the US.

Cash Box said that "Ronnie sings a strong lead throughout the teen-oriented, emotion filled tune which is effectively backed by throbbing sounds."[4] Record World described it as a "slow but torrid goodie."[5]

  1. ^ Rodriguez, Robert (2012). Revolver: How the Beatles Re-Imagined Rock 'n' Roll. Montclair: Backbeat Books. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-61713-009-0.
  2. ^ "I Can Hear Music – The Ronettes". Allmusic. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ "The Ronettes". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. October 1, 1966. p. 30. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  5. ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Record World. October 8, 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-07-11.