I Can't Quit You Baby
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| "I Can't Quit You Baby" | ||
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| Song by Otis Rush, Led Zeppelin | ||
| from the album 'Led Zeppelin' | ||
| Released | January 12, 1969 | |
| Recorded | October 1968 | |
| Genre | Blues, Hard Rock | |
| Length | 4:42 | |
| Label | Atlantic Records | |
| Writer(s) | Dixon | |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Page | |
| 'Led Zeppelin' track listing | ||
| "Communication Breakdown" (7) |
"I Can't Quit You Baby" (8) |
"How Many More Times" (9) |
"I Can't Quit You Baby" is a song written by bluesman Willie Dixon. It has been recorded by many other artists as well, most notably West Side Chicago bluesman Otis Rush, who scored a Top 10 R&B hit with the tune in 1956. John Mayall's Bluesbreakers included the song on their 1967 album Crusade. Perhaps the version best-known to rock fans, though, is by English band Led Zeppelin from their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin.
Many critics consider this song to be one of Led Zeppelin's technically strongest performances. It begins with a long, drawn out shout from Plant, and leads into a rolling riff on which Jimmy Page improvises solos. John Paul Jones provides solid backing for Page, and John Bonham displays the usual flair for which he is famous. Some have noted that Page's guitar parts sound very similar to his guitar solo in "Heartbreaker".
The band regularly performed "I Can't Quit You Baby" live at Led Zeppelin concerts in 1969 and early 1970. Two live versions are included on the Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions, whilst the group's performance of the song on January 9, 1970 at Royal Albert Hall is available on both Coda and the Led Zeppelin (DVD) (although for the two releases the song is mixed differently). Robert Plant's a cappella singing of "sometimes I get so worried" at the Royal Albert Hall is reminiscient of Ray Charles' performance of "I Got a Woman" from the album Ray Charles at Newport. In 1970, the song was dropped from Led Zeppelin's typical concert lineup as they incorporated material from Led Zeppelin III into their shows.
The band Queens of the Stone Age released a song entitled "You Can't Quit Me Baby" as a play on words to the song.
[edit] Sources
- Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song, by Chris Welch, ISBN 1-56025-818-7
- The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, by Dave Lewis, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9
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