Baby, Come To Me

Album

Every Home Should Have One

Label

Qwest Records

Genre

Quiet storm

Composer(s)

Rod Temperton

Entered Chart

Apr 24, 1982

Peak Date

Feb 19, 1983

Released

April 1982 October 1982 (re-released)

Recorded

1981

Catalog #

Qwest 50036

B-Side

Solero

This was initially released in 1981 on Patti Austin's album Every Home Should Have One. In May of 1982, it peaked at #73 on the US charts. Months later, the song found new life when it was used in the ABC soap opera General Hospital for romantic scenes involving Luke Spencer (played by Anthony Geary) after his wife Laura temporarily left the show. ABC got lots of calls and letters about the song, and Warner Brothers Records decided to re-release the song as a single due to popular demand. It hit #1 in the US in February 1983. Later that year, "Think Of Laura" by Christopher Cross was used in scenes where Luke was missing Laura. Thanks to its use on the show, the song went to #9 US in 1984. Quincy Jones produced this track. Both Austin and Ingram had worked with Jones in the past and signed to his record label, Qwest. Austin had another connection with Jones as well: He's her godfather. Rod Temperton wrote this song. A member of the band Heatwave, he wrote their 1977 hit "Boogie Nights," which perked up the ears of Quincy Jones, who brought him in to write songs for Michael Jackson. Temperton delivered "Rock With You" and "Off The Wall," which earned him more work with Jones, including songs by The Brothers Johnson and Rufus with Chaka Khan. Temperton also worked on Jackson's next album, delivering the song "Thriller." In this love song, the couple agrees that they are perfect for each other, and that life is so much better now that they're together. Most lovey duets have some kind of tension to carry the storylines, but this one has no caveats. Ingram has done a lot of duets, including "Just Once" with Quincy Jones, "Yah Mo B There" with Michael McDonald, and "Somewhere Out There" with Linda Ronstadt. After two weeks at #1 in the US, this was replaced by Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," which was also produced by Jones.

Patti:
Thinkin' back in time
When love was only in my mind, I realize
Ain't no second chance
You've got to hold on to romance, don't let it slide
There's a special kind of magic in the air
When you find another heart that needs to share

Chorus
Baby, come to me, let me put my arms around you
This was meant to be and I'm oh so glad I found you
Need you every day, gotta have your love around me
Baby, always stay 'cause I can't go back to livin' without you

James:
Spendin' every dime
To keep you talkin' on the line
That's how it was
And all those walks together out in any kind of weather
Just because
There's a brand-new way of looking at your life
When you know that they'll be standing by your side

Chorus

James:
The nights can be cold
There's a chill to every evenin' when you're all alone

Patti:
Don't talk anymore
'Cause you know that I'll be here to keep you warm
(Oh, darling keep me warm)

Chorus
Baby, come to me, let me put my arms around you
This was meant to be and I'm oh so glad I found you
Need you every day, gotta have your love around me
Baby, always stay
Patti: 'cause I can't go back to livin' without you

Chorus
Baby, come to me, let me put my arms around you
This was meant to be and I'm oh so glad I found you
Need you every day, gotta have your love around me
Baby, always stay
James: 'cause I can't go back to livin' without you

Chorus
Baby, come to me, let me put my arms around you
This was meant to be
and I'm oh so glad I found you
Need you every day, gotta have your love around me
Baby, always