Baby, I Love Your Way
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| Single by Peter Frampton | ||||
| from the album Frampton Comes Alive! | ||||
| B-side | "It's a Plain Shame" | |||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:43 | |||
| Label | A&M 1832 | |||
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"Baby, I Love Your Way" is the title of a song written and performed by English singer Peter Frampton that was first featured on Frampton's 1975 album, Frampton. The song segues from the previous track "Nassau."
A live version of the song was later released on his 1976 multi-platinum album Frampton Comes Alive!, where it gained popularity as a hit song, peaking at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1]
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[edit] Chart performance
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| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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| Canada (RPM)[2] | 3 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ) | 27 |
| United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) | 43 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
[edit] Big Mountain version
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| Single by Big Mountain | ||||
| from the album Reality Bites soundtrack and Unity | ||||
| Released | April 18, 1994 | |||
| Format | CD single, 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Pop, reggae | |||
| Length | 4:28 (Radio version) | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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The song was covered by the American reggae/pop band Big Mountain in 1994, reaching number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[1] and number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Their version is featured on the soundtrack for the 1994 movie Reality Bites. In the film itself, Michael Grates (played by Ben Stiller) explains the origins of the Frampton song.
[edit] Chart performance (Big Mountain version)
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 4 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 4 |
| Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[4] | 7 |
| Canada (RPM)[5] | 2 |
| Denmark (IFPI)[6] | 3 |
| France (SNEP)[3] | 7 |
| Germany (Media Control Charts)[7] | 9 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[8] | 7 |
| Netherlands (Mega Top 100)[3] | 4 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[3] | 4 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[3] | 6 |
| Spain (AFYVE)[9] | 1 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] | 1 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] | 2 |
| United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[10] | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 10 |
[edit] Other cover versions
- The American dance-pop group Will to Power created a medley of Frampton's song and the 1975 Lynyrd Skynyrd hit, "Free Bird", in 1988. Titled "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley", this version spent one week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ Canada peak (1976)
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Baby I Love Your Way", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ Belgian peak
- ^ Canada peak (1994)
- ^ Billboard July 23, 1994.
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ Billboard: Hits of the World, July 23, 1994
- ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
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