| Baby | |
| Cover: | Lloyd Cole Baby 1996 single cover.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Lloyd Cole |
| Album: | Love Story |
| Released: | 29 April 1996[1] |
| Length: | 3:56 |
| Label: | Fontana |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Sentimental Fool |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | That Boy |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
"Baby" is a song by English singer, songwriter and musician Lloyd Cole, released in 1996 as the third and final single from his fourth studio album Love Story. The song was written by Cole and produced by Stephen Street, Adam Peters and Cole. It peaked at number 99 in the UK Singles Chart and remains his last top 100 entry to date.
Speaking of the song and its limited commercial success, Cole recalled in 2005, "I always thought that was one of the better songs [from ''Love Story''] and when it didn't shake the world I guess I may have lowered my expectations, somewhat."[2] Two versions of the CD single featured a photograph of Cole and his son William on the front sleeve. Cole recalled of the photography session, "It was supposed to be for family use only. The record company were not supposed to use that shot."[2]
Upon its release as a single, Ken Banks of the Press and Journal felt it was a "stirring testament" that "Baby" "remains worth buying" despite being "one of the weaker tracks on Cole's new album". He added that the "quietly enchanting single must surely make its way into the charts even if other tracks on the album actually manage to outshine it".[3] Andrew Hirst of the Huddersfield Daily Examiner wrote, "If your baby won't sleep, a few bars of this lilting lullaby should help."[4]
Cassette single (UK and Europe)[5]
CD single (UK and Europe #1)[6]
CD single (UK and Europe #2)[7]
CD single (Europe)[8]
Production