Sweet Baby (Stanley Clarke and George Duke song)

"Sweet Baby"
Single by Stanley Clarke & George Duke
from the album The Clarke/Duke Project
B-side "Never Judge a Cover By Its Book"
Released 1981
Format
Genre
Length 3:46
Label
Songwriter(s) George Duke
Producer(s)
Stanley Clarke & George Duke singles chronology
"Sweet Baby"
(1981)		 "Louie Louie"
(1981)

"Sweet Baby"
(1981)		 "Louie Louie"
(1981)
Music video
"Sweet Baby" on YouTube

"Sweet Baby" is a song by American musicians George Duke and Stanley Clarke. It was released in 1981 as the first single of their collaborative debut album The Clarke/Duke Project. Reaching a peak position of number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100, the single remained on the chart for a total of twenty weeks. On the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, "Sweet Baby" reached number six.[1] The song is also noteworthy for its use of the electric sitar.

In 1999, the song was covered by Filipino singer-producer Martin Nievera. Al Jarreau and Lalah Hathaway covered the song for 2014 tribute album My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke.[2]

Track listing

7", Vinyl
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sweet Baby"
3:46
2."Never Judge a Cover By Its Book"
1:43

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
scope="row"US Billboard Hot 100[3] 19
scope="row"US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 6

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2005). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research.
  2. ↑ "Sweet Baby by Stanley Clarke and George Duke on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "George Duke Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "George Duke Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
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