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“Barbara Ann” is a song written by Fred Fassert and performed (as “Barbara Anne”) by The Regents in 1961. The recording reached a peak position of #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 record chart. The most famous cover version is by the American rock band The Beach Boys. The song was released as a single on December 20, 1965, with the B-side “Girl Don’t Tell Me”. The song peaked at #2 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (#1 in Cash Box and Record World) and at #3 in the U.K. It also topped the charts in Germany, Switzerland and Norway. It was The Beach Boys’ biggest hit in Italy, reaching #4. The song was also released on the 1965 album Beach Boys’ Party!. Brian Wilson and Dean Torrence, who had previously recorded the song as one half of Jan and Dean, are featured on lead vocals.... Read on...