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| Written by | Big Joe Williams |
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| Written | 1935 |
| Form | Blues |
| Original artist | Big Joe Williams (1935; 1941) |
| Recorded by | Tampa Kid (1936) Sam Montgomery (1936) Leonard Caston (1939) Muddy Waters (1953) Pink Anderson (1961) Bob Dylan (1962) Them (1964) The Amboy Dukes (1967) AC/DC (1974) Aerosmith (2004) |
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| Single by Them | ||||
| A-side | "Baby, Please Don't Go" (Williams) | |||
| B-side | "Gloria" (Morrison) | |||
| Released | November 1964 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, garage rock | |||
| Length | 2:38 | |||
| Label | Decca Records (UK), Parrot Records (US) | |||
| Writer(s) | Van Morrison, Big Joe Williams | |||
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| from the album High Voltage | |||||||||||||||||||
| B-side | Love Song (Oh Jean) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Released | February 17, 1975 (High Voltage) 1975 (single) October 1984 ('74 Jailbreak) |
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| Recorded | September 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Hard rock, blues rock | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Albert Productions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Big Joe Williams | ||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Harry Vanda, George Young | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Single by Aerosmith | ||||
| from the album Honkin' on Bobo | ||||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Format | CD, vinyl | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, blues rock | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Jack Douglas, Marti Frederiksen, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry | |||
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"Baby, Please Don't Go" is a blues song first recorded by Big Joe Williams in 1935. It is related to a group of early 20th century blues and work songs that include "I'm Alabama Bound", "Another Man Done Gone", and "Don't Leave Me Here", and "Turn Your Lamp Down Low".
It has become a blues and rock standard, and has been recorded by many artists (see list below). In July 2010 the music download site Allmusic listed 1,082 separate entries for releases of the song.
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The original single by Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers can be heard on Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 4 (Revenant, 2000).
The band Them, fronted by Van Morrison, released "Baby, Please Don't Go" as the A side of a single in late 1964. Boosted by the B side, a ditty entitled "Gloria", the single became their first hit, reaching No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart. This version is included on the double CD compilation The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison, Van Morrison's 1990s greatest hits album The Best of Van Morrison, and various compilations of Morrison's work. Rhythm guitar was contributed by a then little-known Jimmy Page, however he did not play the lead guitar on the track.[1] It was re-released on the Deram label in 1973.
John Lee Hooker's posthumously released DVD Come See About Me includes a 1992 performance where Hooker plays "Baby, Please Don't Go" on his guitar while sitting on a dock. He is accompanied on harmonica by Them's Van Morrison.
Since it was The Amboy Dukes' debut single, former Dukes guitarist Ted Nugent has covered the song in live performances throughout his career. The single is included on the 1967 album The Amboy Dukes, and also appears on the Nuggets compilation. A live version from Nugent's 1978 Double Live Gonzo! is included on his greatest hits collections Great Gonzos! and The Ultimate Ted Nugent.
AC/DC recorded a version for their 1975 Australia-only album High Voltage; it was released internationally in 1984 on their compilation EP '74 Jailbreak. The video, as released on Family Jewels, was recorded on the Australian music program Countdown, and features Bon Scott in drag, singing over a studio-recorded backing track. Scott performed the song live with AC/DC in various concerts until his death in 1980.
Aerosmith released a version of "Baby, Please Don't Go" on their blues cover album, Honkin' on Bobo in 2004. It was the first single from the album, and hit No. 7 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Since its release, it has been a staple song in the band's concert performances. As it followed a period in the 1990s and early 2000s when the band charted with several power ballads, this recording is considered a return to hard rock music for Aerosmith. Aerosmith also released the original single's b-side "Milk Cow Blues" on their album Draw the Line. A music video was produced to promote the single. The video was directed by Mark Haefeli.
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