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<p><strong style="background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: rgb(78, 78, 78);">"Beach Baby" </strong><span class="ql-font-roboto" style="background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: rgb(78, 78, 78);">is a song by the British band </span><strong style="background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: rgb(78, 78, 78);">The First Class</strong><span class="ql-font-roboto" style="background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: rgb(78, 78, 78);">. Written by John Carter and his wife, Gillian (Jill) Shakespeare, the song became the band's only substantial hit. The lyrics recount a broken love relationship between two high school students in 1950s Los Angeles. Released as a single in 1974, "Beach Baby" reached no. 13 on the UK Singles Chart and no. 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Critics praised the song, with Cash Box and Record World comparing it to the Beach Boys.</span></p>