Somebody's Baby
| "Somebody's Baby" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Jackson Browne | ||||
| from the album Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Music from the Motion Picture | ||||
| B-side | "The Crow on the Cradle" | |||
| Released | July 1982 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length |
4:05 (single version) 4:23 (album version) | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
| Writer(s) | Jackson Browne, Danny Kortchmar | |||
| Producer(s) | Jackson Browne | |||
| Jackson Browne singles chronology | ||||
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"Somebody's Baby" is a song written by Jackson Browne and Danny Kortchmar[1] and recorded by Browne for the 1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High movie soundtrack. Reaching #7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 after debuting at #73 on July 31, 1982, the track would be Browne's last top-ten song as well as the highest-charting single of his career, spending 19 weeks on the chart. It reached #14 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, as well.[2][3] In Canada, "Somebody's Baby" peaked at number 16.[4] The single was also released in Italy, Spain and Japan.[5]
It has since been released on several of Browne's greatest hits albums including The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne and The Very Best of Jackson Browne. An unplugged acoustic version appears on Browne's 2008 album entitled Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2.
Other versions
- American rock band Yo La Tengo released a version on the 1988 compilation album entitled Human Music (HMS100) (Homestead Records).
- It was covered by Andru Donalds for the 1997 Good Will Hunting soundtrack.
- Phantom Planet covered the song for the 2001 Not Another Teen Movie movie soundtrack.
- Country music singer-songwriter Eric Heatherly covered the song on his 2009 album 2 High 2 Cry.
- Spoken word poet and rapper B. Dolan featured the song on his 2008 concept album The Failure.
- Harley & The Night covered the song for the 2008 EP "Side A".
- Free Energy_(band) covered the song in 2013 and made it available on Youtube and SoundCloud.
- Have Mercy covered the song for their portion of the 2015 split EP with Somos
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/song/somebodys-baby-mt0008032440
- ↑ Billboard.com Jackson Browne Chart History. Accessed July 11, 2012.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel. Billboard Hot 100 Charts - The Eighties. Wisconsin: Record Research, 1991.
- ↑ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6942&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6942.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6942
- ↑ Paris, Russ. The Jackson Browne Fan Page, COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY. Accessed July 11, 2012.
