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(Rod Temperton)
Rod Temperton who made his name as a member of Heatwave
and one of the songwriters for many artists that include George Benson, Michael
Jackson, Donna Summer, Michael McDonald and James Ingram wrote this song.
Patti Austin originally recorded this duet with James
Ingram with the backing vocals provided by Michael McDonald. It was released as a track for Patti’s
1981 Every Home Should Have One, which was a Quincy Jones production. Its first release as a single was in
1982 but it only scratched the surface of the Billboard Chart when it only
managed to reach No. 73.
The song did get noticed by ABC, however, and was included
in the popular soap opera General Hospital as Luke Spencer’s theme. This was enough for it to pique the
interest of viewers of the show and after countless inquiries about it the
decision was made to re-release it in 1983. This time its chart status was much superior when it
shot to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the adult contemporary chart. Although not achieving the same
success on the UK chart, it still reached No. 11 there.
Several other duos have recorded this song over the
years and these include Captain & Tennille and Alexander O’Neal and
Cherrelle.
Sources:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby,_Come_to_Me
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Temperton
- http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2322
- http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/baby-come-to-me-remixes/id329927882
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