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. Then a version by Rhythm Heritage became a Top 20 hit in 1976.
Rhythm Heritage recorded "Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow" 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.