Baby Come Back (The Equals song)

Infobox Single
Name =Baby Come Back


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Artist =The Equals
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B-side ="Hold Me Closer"
Released =June 1967
Format =7", 45rpm
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Label =President Records
Writer =Eddy Grant
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This single ="Baby Come Back"
(1967)
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Misc = Infobox Single
Name = Baby Come Back


Artist = Pato Banton featuring Ali and Robin Campbell of UB40
Released = 19 September 1994
Format = CD single
Recorded = 1994
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:55
Label = Virgin (UK)
Writer = Eddy Grant
Producer = Susan Stoker
Michael Railton
Chronology = Pato Banton
Last single ="Come Again"
(with Ranking Roger, 1988)
This single ="Baby Come Back"
(1994)
Next single ="This Cowboy Song"
(with Sting, 1995) "Baby Come Back" is a song originally written by Eddy Grant, and performed and recorded by him and the rest of his band The Equals, a multi-racial group from North London, England. In terms of genre it was a mixture of rock and roll and beat, very much reflecting the London sound of the 1960s. It was originally released in 1966, a year after the band formed, but did not chart. However after impressive sales in the rest of Europe (it reached #1 in Belgium and The Netherlands) the song was re-issued on 1 May 1968 and reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart on 3 July 1968 spending three weeks there. In all the song stayed in the UK Top 75 for 18 weeks.

The Pato Banton version

The song was covered by Pato Banton in 1994 who was joined by Robin and Ali Campbell of UB40. This version was different from the original in that it was in the reggae style and Banton added his own verses between the Campbell's singing the original hook and chorus.

"Baby Come Back" by Pato Banton was a number one hit single in the UK. It was released on 19 September 1994 and entered the chart for the week ending 1 October 1994 at #16, and rose rapidly thereafter, reaching #1 in its 5th week on the chart, where it stayed for four weeks. [ [http://www.polyhex.com/music/chartruns/chartruns.php] Polyhex] It was the 4th biggest selling single of 1994 in the UK. [ [http://www.onmc.iinet.net.au/BRIT/uk94.htm] Top 50 UK singles of 1994]

Track listing

"UK CD Single [VSCDT1522] "
#"Baby Come Back"
#"Baby Come Back" (Dub)
#"Niceness" (Live)
#"Gwarn!" (New Version)

References

* [http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php "Baby Come Back" on www.everyhit.com detailing its UK chart performance]