Somebody's Baby
| "Somebody's Baby" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Jackson Browne | ||||
| from the album Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Music from the Motion Picture | ||||
| B-side | "The Crow on the Cradle" | |||
| Released | July 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jackson Browne, Danny Kortchmar | |||
| Producer(s) | Jackson Browne | |||
| Jackson Browne singles chronology | ||||
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"Somebody's Baby" is a song written by Jackson Browne and Danny Kortchmar[1] and recorded by Browne for the 1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High movie soundtrack. Reaching #7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 after debuting at #73 on July 31, 1982, the track would be Browne's last top ten hit, as well as the highest charting single of his career, spending a total of nineteen weeks on the chart.
The song reached #14 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, as well.[2][3] In Canada, "Somebody's Baby" peaked at #16.[4] The single was also released in Italy, Spain and Japan.[5]
It has since been released on several of Browne's greatest hits albums, including The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne and The Very Best of Jackson Browne. An unplugged acoustic version appears on Browne's album entitled Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2 (2008).
Personnel
- Jackson Browne - lead vocals
- Craig Doerge - piano, synthesizers, clavinet
- Bob Glaub - bass guitar
- Doug Haywood - Hammond organ, harmony vocals
- Danny Kortchmar - guitar (right channel)
- Russ Kunkel - drums
- Rick Vito - guitar (left channel)
Chart history
Weekly charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia KMR[6] | 26 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles[4] | 16 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 7 |
| US Billboard Mainstream Rock | 4 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[8] | 14 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[9] | 5 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1982) | Rank |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 68 |
| US Cash Box [11] | 33 |
Other versions
- Artist Sidney Gish released a cover of the song in 2019 as a part of Cavetown's Animal Kingdom series[12]
- American rock band Yo La Tengo released a version on the 1988 compilation album entitled Human Music (HMS100) (Homestead Records).
- It was covered by Andru Donalds for the soundtrack for Good Will Hunting (1997).
- Phantom Planet covered the song for the movie soundtrack Not Another Teen Movie (2001).
- Country music singer-songwriter Eric Heatherly covered the song on his album 2 High 2 Cry (2009).
- Spoken word poet and rapper B. Dolan featured the song on his concept album The Failure (2008).
- Free Energy covered the song in 2013, and made it available on YouTube and SoundCloud.
- Have Mercy covered the song for their portion of the 2015 split EP, with Somos.
References
- ^ "Somebody's Baby - Jackson Browne | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
- ^ Billboard.com Jackson Browne Chart History. Accessed July 11, 2012.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel. Billboard Hot 100 Charts - The Eighties. Wisconsin: Record Research, 1991.
- ^ a b Canada, Library and Archives (2013-07-17). "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
- ^ Paris, Russ. The Jackson Browne Fan Page, COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY. Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine Accessed July 11, 2012.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
{{cite book}}:|format=requires|url=(help) - ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 35.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 31, 1982".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1982/Top 100 Songs of 1982". www.musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
- ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1982". Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
- ^ "Somebody's Baby (Jackson Browne Cover), by Sidney Gish". cavetown. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
