Ellie Greenwich ( The Raindrops ) - Can't Hide The Hurtin'.
Eleanor Louise "Ellie" Greenwich (October 23, 1940 -- August 26, 2009) was an American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She wrote or co-wrote "Be My Baby", "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)", "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Leader of the Pack", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", and "River Deep, Mountain High", among many others. She discovered Neil Diamond and sang backing vocals on several of Diamond's hit songs.