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"Baby, I Love Your Way"
Baby I Love Your Way by Peter Frampton UK vinyl.png
Side A of UK vinyl single
Single by Peter Frampton
from the album Frampton and Frampton Comes Alive!
B-side "It's a Plain Shame"
ReleasedSeptember 1975
June 1976 (live)
Recorded1975
Studio Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio (Clearwell Castle, Gloucestershire)
Genre
Length
  • 4:43
  • 3:31 (7-inch version)
Label A&M (1832)
Songwriter(s) Peter Frampton
Producer(s) Peter Frampton
Peter Frampton singles chronology
"Show Me the Way"
(1975)		"Baby, I Love Your Way"
(1975)		"Do You Feel Like We Do"
(1976)
Live video
"Baby, I Love Your Way" (live at the Royal Albert Hall, 2022) on YouTube

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [18]
Live version 		Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Will to Power version

The American neo-disco group Will to Power recorded a medley of "Baby, I Love Your Way" and "Free Bird", which reached No. 1 in the US. [19]

Big Mountain version

"Baby, I Love Your Way"
Big Mountain BIYW.jpg
Single by Big Mountain
from the album Unity and Reality Bites: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side "Baby, te quiero a tí" (Spanish version)
Released1 February 1994 (1994-02-01)
Genre Reggae [20]
Length
  • 4:09 (album version)
  • 4:28 (radio version)
Label
Songwriter(s) Peter Frampton
Producer(s) Ron Fair
Big Mountain singles chronology
"Reggae Inna Summertime"
(1993)		"Baby, I Love Your Way"
(1994)		"I Would Find a Way"
(1995)

American reggae/pop band Big Mountain released a cover of "Baby, I Love Your Way" in February 1994, which appeared on the soundtrack of the film Reality Bites , starring Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke and Ben Stiller. This version achieved major worldwide success, reaching number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the UK Singles Chart. The single reached the top 10 in many countries across Europe, including topping the charts of Denmark, Spain, and Sweden. It also reached the top five in Australia and New Zealand, as well as in Canada, where it peaked at number two.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it an "earthy rendition" that is "right in the pocket of current trends." [21] Dr. Bayyan from Cash Box wrote, "This song deals with the beauty of the subject that the group is focusing on. The lyrics are very intense and spiritual and are enhanced by the raw string and wind instruments which captivate the imagination." [22] Fell and Rufer from the Gavin Report noted that this cover "has teeth" and "could be big." [23] Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "Another '70s pop classic has come out of the reggae grinder to enjoy its second youth in the '90s. Peter Frampton wrote it, not knowing that one day it would appear in the Reality Bites film." [24] Alan Jones from Music Week gave it four out of five, adding that "this is a lightweight reggae cover", and it "is definitely in a summery mood." [25] In Smash Hits , it was named Best New Single with five out of five by E.Y.C.. [26]

Music video

The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Matti Leshem and premiered in April 1994. [27]

Track listing

  1. "Baby, I Love Your Way" – 4:28
  2. "Baby, I Love Your Way" (6 Point 6 on the Richter Scale mix) – 6:54
  3. "Baby, te quiero a tí" – 4:40

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [56] Platinum70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [72] Gold5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [73] Silver200,000^
United States (RIAA) [74] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Europe1 February 1994CD [28]
Japan21 April 1994Mini-CD [75]
United Kingdom23 May 1994
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [76]

Walter Jackson version

Walter Jackson released a cover of the song in 1977. [77] It reached number 19 on the U.S. R&B chart. [78]

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