Baby Come On Home Explained

Baby Come On Home
Cover:Led Zeppelin - Baby Come On Home.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Led Zeppelin
Album:Boxed Set 2
Recorded:10 October 1968
Studio:Olympic Sound Studios, London
Genre:Blue-eyed soul[1]
Length:4:29
Label:Atlantic
Producer:Jimmy Page
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"Baby Come On Home" is a soul[1] song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded during sessions for the band's debut album but remained unreleased until 1993, when it was included on the compilation Boxed Set 2. The song was also included as a bonus track on some CD editions of the band's ninth studio album Coda as included in The Complete Studio Recordings (1993) and Definitive Collection Mini LP Replica CD Boxset (2008). In 2015, the song was included on disc one of the two companion discs of the reissue of Coda.

Background

The master tape from the recording session went missing for a number of years and allegedly turned up in a refuse bin outside Olympic Studios, following renovations in 1991.[2] It was mixed by Mike Fraser for a much-belated release in 1993, with a single to promote the Boxed Set 2.

The song was originally recorded under the title "Tribute to Bert Berns", in honour of the American songwriter, producer, and friend of Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, who had died in December 1967.[2] The composition is credited to Page, Plant, and Berns, who had written a song of the same title, variations of which were recorded by Hoagy Lands and Solomon Burke in 1964 and 1965.

On this track, Jimmy Page played guitar through a Leslie speaker and John Paul Jones played piano and a Hammond organ.[2]

Chart positions

Single

Chart (1993)Peak position
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart[3] 4
Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[4] 66

Personnel

According to Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin:

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Shadwick, Keith. Led Zeppelin: The Story of a Band and Their Music 1968–1980. 2005. 1st. San Francisco. Backbeat Books. 0-87930-871-0. 53.
  2. Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, .
  3. Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1 November 1993 . . 2009-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090221050358/https://www.billboard.com/artist/led-zeppelin/chart-history/ . 21 February 2009 . live .
  4. Web site: RPM Singles Chart - 6 November 1993 . collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2009-01-15.