I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

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"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
Song by Bob Dylan
from the album John Wesley Harding
ReleasedDecember 27, 1967 (1967-12-27)
RecordedNovember 29, 1967
Studio Columbia Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee) [1]
Genre Country [2]
Length2:34
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Bob Dylan
Producer(s) Bob Johnston

"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" is a 1967 song by Bob Dylan [2] first released on John Wesley Harding . It features Pete Drake on pedal steel guitar, and two other Nashville musicians, Charlie McCoy on bass guitar and Kenneth Buttrey on drums, both of whom had appeared on Dylan's previous album, Blonde on Blonde . [3]

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Dylan first performed the song in concert at the Isle of Wight Festival with the Band on August 31, 1969. Since then, he has included it in more than 650 live performances. [3] "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" has been covered by many artists, including Robert Palmer with UB40 in 1990.

Robert Palmer and UB40 version

"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
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Single by Robert Palmer and UB40
from the album Don't Explain
B-side "Deep End"
ReleasedOctober 22, 1990 (1990-10-22)
Genre Reggae
Length3:26
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Bob Dylan
Producer(s) Robert Palmer
Robert Palmer singles chronology
"Life in Detail"
(1990)		"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
(1990)		"You're Amazing"
(1990)
UB40 singles chronology
"The Way You Do the Things You Do"
(1990)		"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
(1990)		"Impossible Love"
(1991)

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
United KingdomOctober 22, 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 EMI [30]
AustraliaNovember 26, 1990Cassette [31]
December 17, 199012-inch vinyl [32]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kosser, Michael (2006). How Nashville Became Music City, U.S.A.: A History Of Music Row. Lanham, Maryland, US: Backbeat Books. pp. 149–150. ISBN   978-1-49306-512-7.
  2. 1 2 Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 10 - Tennessee Firebird: American country music before and after Elvis. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles . University of North Texas Libraries.
  3. 1 2 Margotin, Philippe; Guesdon, Jean-Michel (October 27, 2015). Bob Dylan: All the Songs – the Story Behind Every Track (First ed.). New York, New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers. p. 299. ISBN   9781579129859.
  4. ↑ Giles, David (27 October 1990). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week . p. 25. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Robert Palmer and UB40 – I'll Be Your Baby Tonight". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Robert Palmer and UB40 – I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Robert Palmer and UB40 – I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1455." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 7, no. 47. November 24, 1990. p. V. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Robert Palmer and UB40 – I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Robert Palmer and UB40 – I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  12. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I'll Be Your Baby Tonight". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Radio Luxembourg Singles". umdmusic.com. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 50, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Robert Palmer and UB40 – I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Robert Palmer and UB40 – I'll Be Your Baby Tonight". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Robert Palmer and UB40 – I'll Be Your Baby Tonight". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Robert Palmer and UB40 – I'll Be Your Baby Tonight". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Robert Palmer Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  21. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1990" (in Dutch). MegaCharts . Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  22. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  23. ↑ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1991" (in German). Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  24. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 1991" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 51–52. December 21, 1991. p. 21. Retrieved January 17, 2020– via World Radio History.
  25. ↑ "EHR Year-End Top 100" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 8, no. 51–52. December 21, 1991. p. 20. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  26. ↑ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1991" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  27. ↑ "End of Year Charts 1991". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  28. ↑ "Årstopplistan 1991, Singlar" (in Swedish). Grammotex. Archived from the original on February 25, 2001. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  29. ↑ "Swiss Year-End Charts 1991" (in German). Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  30. ↑ "New Singles". Music Week . October 20, 1990. p. 37.
  31. ↑ "New Release Summary: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 46. November 25, 1990. p. 18.
  32. ↑ "New Release Summary: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 49. December 16, 1990. p. 18.
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