I'm Your Baby Tonight (song)
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| "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | ||
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| Single by Whitney Houston | ||
| from the album I'm Your Baby Tonight | ||
| Released | October 1990 (US, UK) | |
| Format | CD Single Cassette Single 7" Single |
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| Genre | R&B/Pop | |
| Length | 5:00 | |
| Label | Arista Records | |
| Writer(s) | L.A. Reid Babyface |
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| Producer(s) | L.A. Reid & Babyface | |
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| Whitney Houston singles chronology | ||
| "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" 1989 |
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" 1990 |
"All The Man That I Need" 1990 |
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" is the lead single and title track off Whitney Houston's third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight.
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[edit] Song Information
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" was written and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and L.A. Reid. After Houston had been criticized for having too much pop material, the team at Arista bounced back with this edgy, soft rock song, showing Houston could live up to pop stars such as Janet Jackson and Madonna. This song speaks about a woman who is willing and able to do anything her man wants her to.
[edit] Chart Information
Houston recently had placed seven consecutive number-ones on the Billboard Hot 100 two years prior. However, her previous two releases had both failed to capture the number-one spot. Houston was faced with pressure to return the lead single from her next album to number one (seen by many as the determining factor in whether Houston's newest album would flop).[citation needed] Houston did not disappoint, as "I'm Your Baby Tonight" became Houston's long-awaited eighth number one hit, holding down the top spot for one week, from December 1 - December 7, 1990, and the song remained in the Top 40 for fourteen weeks.
The song also hit number one on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay for one week, and sold enough copies to be certified Gold, Houston's first certified release since 1987's "So Emotional." The song also hit number one on the R&B Chart for two weeks, her first single to hit number one on the chart since 1986's "How Will I Know".
Internationally, the song was a success, hitting the Top 10 in several major countries (#4 France), (#4 Switzerland), (#5 UK), (#5 Germany), (#7 Australia). The song became Houston's first internationally successful single since 1987's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
[edit] Single Track Listing
1. I'm Your Baby Tonight (album version)
2. I'm Your Baby Tonight (radio edit)
3. I'm Your Baby Tonight (instrumental)
4. I'm Your Baby Tonight (LA Reid/Babyface Mix)
5. 'I'm Knockin'
6. 'Feels So Good'
[edit] Remixes
The main remix to the song is LA Reid and Babyface's. The song begins as normal, but goes into a new verse featuring Babyface with background vocals and occasional rapping by LA Reid.
[edit] Music video
The music video (directed by Julian Temple) features an edgier, rougher Houston (much different than she was in videos such as "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody") paying homage to the sounds of black music that have helped define her sound, paying tribute in simulation to the Harlem Renessaince (with Houston as Josephine Baker), Motown (most notably The Supremes as Houston uses cloning imagery to create two clones of herself), and Hollywood's Golden Age (with Houston dressed as Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face), finally returning to present day by the video's end.
[edit] Comprehensive Charts
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" Debuted at number forty-two on the Billboard Hot 100
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" Was Ranked number forty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 Year End Charts (1991)
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" Remained in the Billboard Hot 100 for nineteen weeks
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" was Whitney's eighth number-one single on The Billboard Hot 100
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" was Whitney's sixth number-one single on The Billboard Hot 100 Airplay
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" was Whitney's fourth number-one single on The Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1990 | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| 1990 | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales | 3 |
| 1990 | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 1 |
| 1990 | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| 1990 | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 13 |
| 1990 | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 17 |
| 1990 | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | Billboard Adult Contemporary | 7 |
| 1990 | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | UK Singles Chart | 5 |
| 1990 | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | Australian Singles Chart | 7 |
| 1990 | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | Germany Singles Chart | 5 |
| 1990 | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | Sweden Top 60 Singles | 4 |
| 1990 | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | France Singles Chart | 4 |
[edit] External links
| Preceded by: "Love Takes Time" by Mariah Carey |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single December 1, 1990 |
Succeeded by: "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" by Stevie B |
| Preceded by: "Misunderstanding" by Al B. Sure! |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single December 1, 1990 |
Succeeded by: "Sensitivity" by Ralph Tresvant |
