Veronica Yvette Greenfield (née Bennett, formerly Spector; August 10, 1943 – January 12, 2022) was an American singer who co-founded and fronted the girl group the Ronettes. She is sometimes referred to as the original "bad girl of rock and roll".

Ronnie formed the singing group with her older sister, Estelle Bennett, and their cousin, Nedra Talley, in the late 1950s. They were signed to Phil Spector's Philles label in 1963 and he produced the majority of their recording output. The Ronettes had a string of hits in the 1960s, including "Be My Baby" (1963), "Baby, I Love You" (1963), "(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up" (1964), "Do I Love You?" (1964), and "Walking in the Rain" (1964). Ronnie married Phil in 1968. Following the couple's divorce in 1974, Ronnie reformed the Ronettes and began performing again.

Nedra Talley, Veronica Bennett and Estelle Bennett:

In 1980, Spector released her debut solo album Siren. Her career revived when she was featured on Eddie Money's song and video "Take Me Home Tonight" in 1986, a Billboard top five single. She went on to release the albums Unfinished Business (1987), Something's Gonna Happen (2003), Last of the Rock Stars (2006) and English Heart (2016). She also recorded one extended play, She Talks to Rainbows (1999). In 1990, Ronnie Spector published a memoir, Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, Or, My Life as a Fabulous Ronette. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Ronettes in 2007. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Spector at number 70 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.

In 1982, she married her manager Jonathan Greenfield. They had two sons, and lived in Danbury, Connecticut.

Spector died at her home in Danbury on January 12, 2022, shortly after a cancer diagnosis, at the age of 78.

Be My Little Baby

by

Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes

The night we met I knew I needed you so

And if I had the chance I'd never let you go

So won't you say you love me?

I'll make you so proud of me

We'll make 'em turn their heads every place we go

So won't you, please (be my, be my baby)

Be my little baby? (My one and only baby)

Say you'll be my darlin' (be my, be my baby)

Be my baby now (my one and only baby)

Whoa-oh-oh-oh

I'll make you happy, baby, just wait and see

For every kiss you give me, I'll give you three

Oh, since the day I saw you

I have been waiting for you

You know I will adore you 'til eternity

So won't you, please (be my, be my baby)

Be my little baby? (My one and only baby)

Say you'll be my darlin' (be my, be my baby)

Be my baby now (my one and only baby)

Whoa-oh-oh-oh

So come on and, please (be my, be my baby)

Be my little baby? (My one and only baby)

Say you'll be my darlin' (be my, be my baby)

Be my baby now (my one and only baby)

Whoa-oh-oh-oh

Be my little baby? (My one and only baby)

Oh-oh-oh (be my, be my baby)

Oh (my one and only baby)

Whoa-oh-oh-oh (be my, be my baby)

Oh-oh-oh (My one and only baby)

Oh (be my, be my baby)

Take Me Home Tonight

by Eddie Money

featuring Ronnie Spector

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Yeah, yeah, eeh, yeah, eeh, yeah

I feel a hunger, it's a hunger

That tries to keep a man awake at night

Are you the answer I shouldn't wonder

When I feel you whet my appetite

With all the power you're releasing

It isn't safe to walk the city streets alone

Anticipation's running through me

Let's find the key and turn this engine on

I can feel you breathe

I can feel your heart beat faster

Take me home tonight

I don't want to let you go till you see the light

Take me home tonight

Listen honey

Just like Ronnie sang

Be my little baby

Oh, oh, oh

I get frightened in all this darkness

I get nightmares I hate to sleep alone

I need some company a guardian angel

To keep me warm when the cold winds blow

I can feel you breathe

I can feel your heart beat faster

Take me home tonight

I don't want to let you go till you see the light

Take me home tonight

Listen honey

Just like Ronnie sang

Be my little baby

Be my little baby

Just like Ronnie sang

I said, just like Ronnie sang

Be my little baby

Baby my darling, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I feel your hunger

It's a hunger

Take me home tonight

I don't want to let you go till you see the light

Take me home tonight

Listen honey

Just like Ronnie sang

Be my little baby

Take me home tonight

I don't want to let you go till you see the light

Take me home tonight

Listen honey

Just like Ronnie sang

Be my little baby

Take me home tonight

I don't want to let you go till you see the light

Take me home tonight

Listen honey

Just like Ronnie sang

Be my little baby

Take me home tonight

I don't want to let you go till you see the light

Take me home tonight

Listen honey

Just like Ronnie sang

Be my little baby