Sweet Baby (Macy Gray song) explained

Sweet Baby
Cover:	Macy Gray Featuring Erykah Badu - Sweet Baby.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Macy Gray featuring Erykah Badu
Album:	The Id
B-Side:	Better Where You Are
Studio:	Various (Hollywood, Philadelphia, Chicago)
Length:	3:49
Label:	Epic
Composer:	Joe Solo
Lyricist:	Macy Gray
Producer:	Darryl Swann Macy Gray
Chronology:	Macy Gray
Prev Title:	Why Didn't You Call Me
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Sexual Revolution
Next Year:	2001

"Sweet Baby" is a song by American singer Macy Gray featuring American singer Erykah Badu, released as the lead single from Gray's second studio album, The Id (2001). John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers provides the song's guitars while R&B musician Billy Preston plays the organ. The UK CD and cassette formats contains a previously unreleased track named "Better Where You Are" as a B-side.

"Sweet Baby" peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Gray's third-highest-charting single there, behind "Still" and "I Try". The single also reached number 12 in New Zealand, number 16 in Canada, number 18 in Italy, and number 39 in Australia, as well as number 24 on the Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart in the United States.

Track listings

• UK CD single^[1]

1. "Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu) – 3:48
2. "Sweet Baby" (8 Jam remix featuring Erykah Badu) – 5:46
3. "Better Where You Are" – 4:17
4. "Sweet Baby" (video)

• UK 12-inch single^[2]

A1. "Sweet Baby" (8 Jam remix featuring Erykah Badu) – 5:46

B1. "Hey Young World Part 2" (featuring Slick Rick) – 4:01

B2. "Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu) – 3:55

• UK cassette single^[3]

1. "Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu) – 3:48
2. "Sweet Baby" (8 Jam remix featuring Erykah Badu) – 5:46
3. "Better Where You Are" – 4:17

• European CD single^[4]

1. "Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu) – 3:48
2. "Better Where You Are" – 4:17

• Australian CD single^[5]

1. "Sweet Baby" (album version featuring Erykah Badu)
2. "Better Where You Are"
3. "Que Sera" (live from Wembley)
4. "If This Is Luv" (demo)

• Japanese CD single^[6]

1. "Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu)
2. "Que sera" (live from Brixton)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from The Id album booklet.^[7]

Studios

• Recorded at various studios in Hollywood, Philadelphia, and Chicago
• Mixed at various studios in Hollywood and New York City
• Mastered at Sony Music Studios (New York City)

Personnel

• Macy Gray – lyrics, production
• Joe Solo – music
• Erykah Badu – guest vocals, vocal arrangement
• John Frusciante – guitar
• Dave Wilder – bass
• Zac Rae – piano, Chamberlin
• Billy Preston – organ
• Jeremy Ruzumna – organ
• Darren Johnson – Rhodes
• Keefus Ciancia – Farfisa
• Victor Indrizzo – drums
• Marina Bambino – percussion
• Charles Veal Jr. – string arrangement
• Rick Rubin – vocal arrangement
• Darryl Swann – production, engineering, programming
• Dave Way – mixing
• Thom Russo – Pro Tools engineering
• Vlado Meller – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)^[8]	16
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)^[9]	68
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[10]	89

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[11]	49
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[12]	88

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	July 31, 2001	Contemporary hit radio	Epic	^[13]
United Kingdom	September 3, 2001			^[14]
Japan	September 12, 2001	CD		^[15]

Notes and References

1. Sweet Baby. Macy Gray. 2001. UK CD single liner notes. Epic Records. 671882 2.
2. Sweet Baby. Macy Gray. 2001. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Epic Records. 671882 6.
3. Sweet Baby. Macy Gray. 2001. UK cassette single sleeve. Epic Records. 671882 4.
4. Sweet Baby. Macy Gray. 2001. European CD single liner notes. Epic Records. EPC 671728 1.
5. Sweet Baby. Macy Gray. 2001. Australian CD single liner notes. Epic Records. 671763 2.
6. Sweet Baby. Macy Gray. 2001. Japanese CD single liner notes. Epic Records. ESCA 8372.
7. The Id. The Id (album). Macy Gray. 2001. US CD album booklet. Epic Records. EK 85200.
8. Macy Gray Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs). Billboard. May 6, 2022.
9. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles . . 19 . 39 . September 22, 2001 . 29800226 . 11 . World Radio History.
10. Web site: Romanian Top 100 . Romanian . . June 22, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090630031414/http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html?edition=313&go=Go . June 30, 2009.
11. Web site: Top Selling Singles of 2001. Recorded Music NZ. December 6, 2020.
12. Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2001. Airplay Monitor. 9. 51. 54. December 21, 2001.
13. CHR/Pop: Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1412. 51. July 27, 2001. August 16, 2021.
14. Reviews – For Records Out on 3 September 2001. Music Week. 12. August 25, 2001. 16 August 2021.
15. Web site: メイシー・グレイ. Macy Gray. Sony Music Entertainment Japan. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212084046/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/International/Arch/ES/MacyGray/index.html. February 12, 2007. August 26, 2023.