rew , ▁and ▁whom ▁B ono ▁knew ▁from ▁work ▁with ▁Spect or ▁at ▁Gold ▁Star ▁Studios ) ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁recording ▁at ▁no ▁cost . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁originally ▁intended ▁for ▁only ▁Cher ▁to ▁sing , ▁but ▁she ▁got ▁nerv ous ▁and ▁fro ze ▁in ▁the ▁studio ▁and ▁asked ▁Son ny ▁to ▁join ▁her . ▁ ▁She ▁said ▁later ▁that ▁the ▁situation ▁was ▁like ▁the ▁Disney ▁film ▁Dum bo : ▁"[ S on ny ▁joined ] ▁me ▁on ▁the ▁ch or uses , ▁which ▁was ▁enough ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁pressure ▁off ▁me . ▁Son ▁was ▁like ▁Dum bo ' s ▁good ▁luck ▁fe ather ▁for ▁me . ▁If ▁he ▁was ▁by ▁my ▁side , ▁I ▁had ▁the ▁confidence ▁to ▁do ▁anything ." ▁ ▁Indeed , ▁it ▁was ▁on ▁this ▁recording ▁that ▁Cher ▁began ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁ass urance ▁in ▁her ▁voice ▁that ▁would ▁manifest ▁itself ▁in ▁future ▁hits . ▁ ▁Moreover , ▁the ▁harm ony ▁scheme ▁they ▁adopted ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁– ▁Cher ▁singing ▁low ▁and ▁Son ny ▁doing ▁the ▁high ▁part ▁– ▁was ▁the ▁opposite ▁of ▁the ▁conventional ▁male - f em ale ▁du o ; ▁it ▁gave ▁them ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁sound ▁and ▁they ▁retained ▁the ▁practice ▁on ▁subsequent ▁records . ▁ ▁Like ▁other ▁early ▁Son ny ▁& ▁Cher ▁material , ▁" B aby ▁Don ' t ▁Go " ▁was ▁a ▁well - produ ced ▁pop ▁effort . ▁ ▁B ono ' s ▁ment or ▁Phil ▁Spect or ▁liked ▁the ▁song ▁and , ▁for ▁$ 5 0 0 , ▁bought