Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow

"Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow", also known as "Baretta's Theme", is a song written by Morgan Ames and Dave Grusin, recorded by multiple artists during the summer of 1975. Merry Clayton's version was the first to chart, reaching #45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

"Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow"
Single by Merry Clayton
from the album Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow
ReleasedJuly 1975 (U.S.)
LabelOde
Songwriter(s)Morgan Ames, Dave Grusin
Merry Clayton singles chronology
"Oh No Not My Baby"
(1975)		 "Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow"
(1975)		 "Emotion"
(1980)
"Baretta's Theme (Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow)"
Single by Rhythm Heritage
from the album Disco-Fied
B-side"My Cherie Amour"
ReleasedApril 1976 (U.S.)
GenreDisco
Length3:15
LabelABC
Songwriter(s)Morgan Ames, Dave Grusin
Producer(s)Steve Barri, Michael Omartian
Rhythm Heritage singles chronology
"Theme from S.W.A.T."
(1975)		 "Baretta's Theme (Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow)"
(1976)		 "Theme from Rocky (Gonna Fly Now)"
(1977)

A version by Rhythm Heritage became a Top 20 hit in 1976. The band recorded it as a semi-instrumental number, with subdued vocals by Oren and Luther Waters. It was selected as the theme to the TV show Baretta, starring Robert Blake. "Baretta's Theme" was released as a single in the spring of 1976, reaching #20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #15 in Canada.

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