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| Single by The Equals | |
| B-side | "Hold Me Closer" |
| Released | 1966 |
| Format | 7" vinyl |
| Genre | Rock and roll, beat |
| Length | 02:37 |
| Label | President |
| Writer(s) | Eddy Grant |
"Baby, Come Back" is a song written by Eddy Grant, and originally performed and recorded by him and the rest of his band The Equals.
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The Equals were a group from North London, England. "Baby Come Back" is a mixture of rock and roll and beat, very much reflecting the London sound of the 1960s. The song was first released in 1966, a year after the band formed, but did not chart. However after impressive sales in the rest of Europe (it reached the top 10 in Belgium and The Netherlands[1]) the song was re-issued in the UK on 1 May 1968 and reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart on 6 July 1968 spending three weeks there.[2] In all the song stayed in the UK Top 75 for 18 weeks.[2]
Eddy Grant himself released a new version of the song in 1984, 1985 and 1989[3], without much impact on the charts.
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[4] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] | 6 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[6] | 4 |
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| Single by Pato Banton featuring Ali and Robin Campbell of UB40 | ||||
| Released | 19 September 1994 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 03:55 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Writer(s) | Eddy Grant | |||
| Producer | Susan Stoker Michael Railton |
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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 a more conventional, commercial reggae style and Banton added his own verses between the Campbells singing the original hook and chorus.
"Baby Come Back" by Pato Banton was a number one hit single in the UK.[7] It was released on 19 September 1994 and entered the chart for the week ending 1 October 1994 at #16 and reached #1 in its 5th week on the chart, where it stayed for four weeks. It was the 4th biggest selling single of 1994 in the UK.[8]
UK CD Single [VSCDT1522]
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[9] | 1 |
| Australia (ARIA)[10] | 11 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[11] | 17 |
| France (SNEP)[12] | 26 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] | 3 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[14] | 1 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 26 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 20 |
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| Single by London Boys | ||||
| from the album Love 4 Unity | ||||
| B-side | "Baby Come Back" (Instrumental) | |||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, CD | |||
| Genre | Europop, synthpop, disco | |||
| Length | 03:24 | |||
| Label | EastWest | |||
| Writer(s) | Eddy Grant | |||
| Producer | Ralf René Maué | |||
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"Baby Come Back" is the first 1993 single from Europop duo London Boys. The single was produced by Ralf René Maué.[17] The single wasn't released in the UK but in Germany/Austria instead, peaking at #27 in Austria.
This was the last single under the London Boys name with the next and last two singles being under the name "The New London Boys".
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[18] | 27 |
"Baby Come Back" was covered by many artists, amongst others: Geno Washington (single from That's Why Hollywood Loves Me, 1979),[19] Tight Fit (Back To The 60's, 1981),[20] Bonnie Raitt (Green Light, 1982),[21] Elektric Music (B-side to the single "Crosstalk", 1992),[22] Chyp-Notic (I Can't Get Enough, 1992),[23] and Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings (Jukebox, 2007).[24]
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