"Baby Talk" is a song was originally released as a single in 1959 by The Laurels on Spring Records, though their version failed to chart.

Jan Berry worked on the song with friends and Dore Records staffers Lou Adler and Herb Alpert.

[3] While not usually considered part of the "surf pop" genre, it contains many elements of what would become the signature sound of southern California in the early '60s such as the close vocal harmonies combined with falsetto sounds.

Original pressings of the single were mislabeled as by "Jan & Arnie"; this was later corrected.

The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaking at No.