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Sweet Baby (Stanley Clarke and George Duke song)

Sweet Baby (Stanley Clarke and George Duke song)

1981 single by Stanley Clarke & George Duke

"Sweet Baby" is a song by American musicians George Duke and Stanley Clarke. It was released in 1981 as the first single of their collaborative debut album The Clarke/Duke Project. Reaching a peak position of No. 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100, the single remained on the chart for a total of twenty weeks. On the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, "Sweet Baby" reached No. 6.[2] The song is also noteworthy for its use of the electric sitar. During concert performances, Duke performed the song with American singer Lynn Davis.[3][4] Their version appears on Duke's concert DVD Live in Tokyo Japan 1983.[5]

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In 1999, the song was recorded by Filipino singer-producer Martin Nievera. Al Jarreau and Lalah Hathaway recorded the song for 2014 tribute album My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke.[6]

Track listing

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References

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    Clark/Duke fusion retrieved 12 August 2021
  2. [2]
    Whitburn, Joel (2005). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research.
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    George Duke & Lynn Davis – Sweet Baby (Live at Shibuya Hall). YouTube. Retrieved July 23, 2019
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    George Duke & Lynn Davis – Sweet Baby (Live at Japan 2nd Live Aid). YouTube. Retrieved July 23, 2019
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    Live Tokyo Japan 1983 – George Duke. AllMusic. Retrieved July 23, 2019
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    "Sweet Baby by Stanley Clarke and George Duke on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
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    "George Duke Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
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    "George Duke Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
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    "George Duke Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
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    "Number One Awards – Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 51. December 26, 1981. p. YE-9. Retrieved April 5, 2020.


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