Baby, Come to Me (Patti Austin and James Ingram song)

"Baby, Come to Me", a love ballad from Patti Austin's 1981 album Every Home Should Have One, was her duet with James Ingram. It was written by Rod Temperton (formerly of Heatwave). The song was released as a single in April 1982, peaking at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100. Several months later, American soap opera General Hospital began to feature the song heavily as the love theme for character Luke Spencer. It was re-released in October and reached No. 1 on the chart in February 1983.

"Baby, Come to Me"
A-side label of US vinyl single
Single by Patti Austin and James Ingram
from the album Every Home Should Have One
B-side"Solero"
ReleasedApril 1982
October 1982 (re-released)
Recorded1981
GenreR&B
Length3:31 (7" single)
3:45 (LP version)
LabelQwest
Songwriter(s)Rod Temperton
Producer(s)Quincy Jones
Patti Austin singles chronology
"Every Home Should Have One"
(1982)		 "Baby, Come to Me"
(1982)		 "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?"
(1983)

History
Patti Austin
James Ingram

The song was performed by Patti Austin and James Ingram, with Michael McDonald contributing background vocals. Produced by Quincy Jones, the song appears on Austin's 1981 album, Every Home Should Have One. When first released as a single, it charted on the US Billboard Hot 100 for just four weeks, peaking at number 73 on May 8, 1982.[1]

Later that year, it gained new exposure as the romantic theme song for Luke Spencer, a leading character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. ABC received so many inquiries about the song that Warner Bros. decided to re-release "Baby, Come to Me" as a single. On October 16, 1982, the song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100.[2] It reached No. 1 on February 19, 1983, where it stayed for two weeks,[2] and spent seven months on the Hot 100. It also hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart in early 1983[3] and reached No. 11 in the UK in March 1983.

Personnel

Covers

Among artists who have covered the song are:

Chart performance

See also

References
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  2. "Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 148. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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  11. "UK Official Singles Chart", UK Official Charts Company
  12. "Music: Top 100 - Billboard Hot 100", Billboard
  13. "Adult Contemporary Chart - Billboard", Billboard
  14. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart - Billboard", Billboard
  15. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
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