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1982 single by Patti Austin and James Ingram
"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, initially peaking at No. 73 on the US
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 of that same year and reached No. 1 on the US chart in February 1983.
History
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.
[2]
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.
[3] It reached No. 1 on February 19, 1983, where it stayed for two weeks,
[3] and spent seven months on the Hot 100. It also hit No. 1 on the
Adult Contemporary chart in early 1983
[4] and reached No. 11 in the UK in March 1983.
Personnel
Covers
Among artists who have covered the song are:
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
References
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