My Baby Loves Me (Just the Way That I Am)
"My Baby Loves Me (Just the Way That I Am)" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters. The song was first recorded by Canadian country music singer Patricia Conroy on her 1992 album, Bad Day for Trains. Her version was released in May 1992 as the first single from her album and peaked at number 8 on the RPM Top Country Tracks chart.
Martina McBride version
Martina McBride covered the song in 1993 under the title of "My Baby Loves Me". Her rendition was released in July 1993 as the first single from her 1993 album The Way That I Am and went reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for one week, kept from the top spot by Garth Brooks's American Honky-Tonk Bar Association.
McBride's version includes slide guitar and six-string bass riffs from Paul Worley, who criticized his own performance on them and said that they "somehow never got erased".[2]
Music video
A music video was filmed for this version of the song. It was directed by Steven Goldmann.
Chart performance
Patricia Conroy
Chart (1992) |
Peak position |
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] |
8
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Year-end charts
Chart (1992) |
Position |
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] |
90 |
Martina McBride
Year-end charts
Chart (1993) |
Position |
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] |
55 |
Chart (1994) |
Position |
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8] |
20 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 262. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 2001. 67012.
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2017." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 1, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2331." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Martina McBride – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Martina McBride.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
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