I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
| "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" | |
|---|---|
| Song |
| "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Deep End" |
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" is a 1967 song by Bob Dylan[1] first released on John Wesley Harding. It features Pete Drake on pedal steel guitar.
The song has been covered by many artists, most notably by Robert Palmer and UB40 in 1990.
Robert Palmer and UB 40 version
In 1990, Robert Palmer and UB40 released a cover version of the song. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. It appears on Robert Palmer's albums Don't Explain and on the 1995 best of The Very Best of. The song was successful, particularly in Australia, Switzerland, Netherlands and Austria where it reached the top ten on the singles charts, and also secured a number six placing in the UK.
Track listings
- 7" single
- "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" — 3:26
- "Deep End" — 4:33
- CD single
- "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" — 3:26
- "Deep End" — 4:33
- CD maxi
- "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" — 3:30
- "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (extended version) — 7:25
- "Deep End" — 4:33
- 12" single
- "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (extended version) — 7:25
- "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" — 3:30
- "Deep End" — 4:33
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1990–1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[2] | 24 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3] | 4 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[3] | 5 |
| Dutch Top 40[4] | 5 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart[3] | 25 |
| German Singles Chart[3] | 14 |
| Irish Singles Chart[5] | 6 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[3] | 11 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[3] | 5 |
| UK Singles Chart[6] | 6 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1991) | Position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart[7] | 26 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[8] | 14 |
Chart successions
Other recordings
- Maria Muldaur covered the song on the 1968 Jim Kweskin Jug Band single I'll Be Your Baby Tonight b/w The Circus Song
- Burl Ives covered the song on his 1968 album The Times They Are A-Changin'
- Ray Stevens covered the song on his 1969 album Have a Little Talk with Myself
- Emmylou Harris covered the song on her 1969 album Gliding Bird
- Noel Harrison covered the song on his 1969 album The Great Electric Experiment Is Over
- The Hollies covered the song on their 1969 album Hollies Sing Dylan
- Linda Ronstadt covered the song on her 1969 solo debut album Hand Sown ... Home Grown
- Maria Muldaur covered the song on the 1969 Geoff & Maria Muldaur album Pottery Pie
- George Baker Selection covered the song on their 1970 album Little Green Bag
- Rita Coolidge covered the song on her 1972 album The Lady's Not for Sale
- Lee Hazlewood and Ann-Kristin Hedmark covered the song on Hazlewood's 1973 album I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
- Larry Jon Wilson covered the song on his 1979 album The Sojourner
- Lester Flatt covered the song
- Graham Bonnet covered the song on his 1978 album No Bad Habits
- Maureen Tucker of the Velvet Underground released a bizarre version of the song on her 1982 solo debut Playin' Possum
- Judy Rodman released her cover version on her 1987 album, A Place Called Love, and also issued it as a single, which peaked at number five on the Hot Country Songs chart
- Anne Murray covered the song on her Capitol Records debut album in 1969 "This Way is My Way"
- Kaʻau Crater Boys covered the song on their 1993 album Valley Style
- Bobby Darin covered the song live at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas (1971). The version was published in the 2004 albums Beyond the Sea, the Very Best of Bobby Darin and Aces Back to Back
- Ian Gillan covered the song for his 2006 album Gillan's Inn
- Curtis Stigers recorded a jazzy version of the song on his 2007 album Real Emotional
- Norah Jones covered the song for her 2008 album Limited Edition Greatest Hits
- Donna Loren covered the song on her 2010 album Love It Away
Bobby Sherman covered the song on the ABC TV series The Music Scene in 1970.
References
- ^ a b Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 10 - Tennessee Firebird: American country music before and after Elvis. [Part 2]" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
- ^ Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ a b c d e f "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 12, 2008)
- ^ Nederlandse Top 40 Top40.nl (Retrieved June 08, 2009)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
- ^ "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" Chartstats.com (Retrieved February 12, 2008)
- ^ 1991 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved August 9, 2008)
- ^ 1991 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved August 9, 2008)
