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Title:
Pato Banton - Baby Come Back
Description:
Baby, Come Back (The Equals song)
1966 single by the Equals
"Baby, Come Back” is a song by English band the Equals from their 1967 album Unequalled Equals. Written by Eddy Grant, the song was originally released as a B-side in 1967 and was later released as a single in continental Europe before being released as a single in the UK in 1968. "Baby, Come Back” charted in multiple countries, including number 1 on the Belgian, Rhodesian and UK charts in 1967 and 1968.
The song has influences from Motown and ska. In the 1990s, Pato Banton and London Boys recorded cover versions of "Baby, Come Back” that were hits in their own right; Banton’s version reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1994.
The Equals version
Background and composition
The Equals were a group from North London, England formed in 1965 whose music was said to fuse pop, blues, ska, and beat.[6]
"Baby, Come Back” has a 4/4 time signature compared to Motown and a beat driven by three guitars. Towards the end of the song, the band beatboxes in the style of ska.[7] It was recorded at Regent Sound Studios on Denmark Street in London together with producer Ed Kassner and audio engineer Adrian Ibbetson.[2]
Release
The song was first released on 9 June 1967 as a B-side to "Hold Me Closer”.[1][8] However, after impressive sales in the rest of Europe (it reached the top 10 in Belgium and the Netherlands[9]) the song was re-issued in the UK on 1 May 1968 and reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three consecutive weeks beginning 9 July 1968.[10] In all the song stayed in the UK Top 75 for 18 weeks.[10] In the US, the song charted at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 28 September 1968 and was the Equals’ only track to chart in the US top 40.[11][12]
Eddy Grant himself released a new version of the song in 1984, 1985 and 1989,[13] without much impact on the charts.
Critical reception
For AllMusic, Steve Leggett called the song "impossibly catchy."[14] In a 2006 review, Freaky Trigger called the song an "excellent pop track that happens to have been made by a mixed-race, mixed-birthplace British-Caribbean band."[7]
In his 2005 book Turn the Beat Around: The Rise and Fall of Disco, Peter Shapiro wrote that "Baby, Come Back” was "a big influence on disco."[15]
Pato Banton
British reggae musician
Pato Banton (born Patrick Murray; 28 January 1961) is a reggae singer and toaster from Birmingham, England.[1] He received the nickname Pato Banton from his stepfather: its first name derives from the sound of a Jamaican owl calling "patoo, patoo”, while its second comes from the disc jockey slang word "banton”, meaning heavyweight lyricist or storyteller.[2][3] In 1994, he achieved a number 1 on the UK Singles Chart with a cover of The Equals’ "Baby, Come Back”, featuring Robin and Ali Campbell of UB40.
1966 single by the Equals
"Baby, Come Back” is a song by English band the Equals from their 1967 album Unequalled Equals. Written by Eddy Grant, the song was originally released as a B-side in 1967 and was later released as a single in continental Europe before being released as a single in the UK in 1968. "Baby, Come Back” charted in multiple countries, including number 1 on the Belgian, Rhodesian and UK charts in 1967 and 1968.
The song has influences from Motown and ska. In the 1990s, Pato Banton and London Boys recorded cover versions of "Baby, Come Back” that were hits in their own right; Banton’s version reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1994.
The Equals version
Background and composition
The Equals were a group from North London, England formed in 1965 whose music was said to fuse pop, blues, ska, and beat.[6]
"Baby, Come Back” has a 4/4 time signature compared to Motown and a beat driven by three guitars. Towards the end of the song, the band beatboxes in the style of ska.[7] It was recorded at Regent Sound Studios on Denmark Street in London together with producer Ed Kassner and audio engineer Adrian Ibbetson.[2]
Release
The song was first released on 9 June 1967 as a B-side to "Hold Me Closer”.[1][8] However, after impressive sales in the rest of Europe (it reached the top 10 in Belgium and the Netherlands[9]) the song was re-issued in the UK on 1 May 1968 and reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three consecutive weeks beginning 9 July 1968.[10] In all the song stayed in the UK Top 75 for 18 weeks.[10] In the US, the song charted at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 28 September 1968 and was the Equals’ only track to chart in the US top 40.[11][12]
Eddy Grant himself released a new version of the song in 1984, 1985 and 1989,[13] without much impact on the charts.
Critical reception
For AllMusic, Steve Leggett called the song "impossibly catchy."[14] In a 2006 review, Freaky Trigger called the song an "excellent pop track that happens to have been made by a mixed-race, mixed-birthplace British-Caribbean band."[7]
In his 2005 book Turn the Beat Around: The Rise and Fall of Disco, Peter Shapiro wrote that "Baby, Come Back” was "a big influence on disco."[15]
Pato Banton
British reggae musician
Pato Banton (born Patrick Murray; 28 January 1961) is a reggae singer and toaster from Birmingham, England.[1] He received the nickname Pato Banton from his stepfather: its first name derives from the sound of a Jamaican owl calling "patoo, patoo”, while its second comes from the disc jockey slang word "banton”, meaning heavyweight lyricist or storyteller.[2][3] In 1994, he achieved a number 1 on the UK Singles Chart with a cover of The Equals’ "Baby, Come Back”, featuring Robin and Ali Campbell of UB40.
Band or Artist:
Pato Banton
Release Year:
1994
Length:
20
Barcode:
724389262629
Country:
United Kingdom
Format:
CD
Genre:
Pop
Reggae
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Subgenre:
Jaren 90
Catalog Number:
VSCDT 1522
Producer:
Susan Stoker
Michael Railton
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AllMusic Rating:
2.5
Record Label:
Virgin Records
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Recording Location:
United Kingdom
Number of Tracks:
4
Album Type:
Single
Quality:
320 kbit/s
Number of Discs:
1
Date Added:
2018-06-28 16:27:05
Packaging:
Slimline Case
Series:
NVT
Automatic Estimated Value:
~€4.23
Automatic Estimated Date:
2025-11-11
Date Added:
2018-06-28 16:27:05
