Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow
# 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.

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.

## Chart history

### Merry Clayton

| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 71 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 45 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B | 42 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 58 |

### Sammy Davis Jr.

| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 | 101 |

### Rhythm Heritage ("Baretta's Theme")

| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary | 22 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 20 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 14 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 16 |

## Other versions

* The Latin band El Chicano covered the song on their 1975 LP Pyramid of Love and Friends.
* Sammy Davis Jr.'s version of "Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow" was released in 1976. It reached #101 on the Billboard Bubbling Under chart.
