"Sweet Baby"
Single by Macy Gray featuring Erykah Badu
from the album The Id
B-side"Better Where You Are"
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2001 (2001-09-03)
StudioVarious (Hollywood, Philadelphia, Chicago)
Length3:49
LabelEpic
Composer(s)Joe Solo
Lyricist(s)Macy Gray
Producer(s)
Macy Gray singles chronology
"Why Didn't You Call Me"
(2000) 		"Sweet Baby"
(2001) 		"Sexual Revolution"
(2001)
Erykah Badu singles chronology
"Cleva"
(2001) 		"Sweet Baby"
(2001) 		"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)"
(2002)
Music video
"Sweet Baby" on YouTube

"Sweet Baby" is a song by American singer Macy Gray featuring American singer Erykah Badu, released as the lead single from Gray's second studio album, The Id (2001). John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers provides the song's guitars while R&B musician Billy Preston plays the organ. The UK CD and cassette formats contains a previously unreleased track named "Better Where You Are" as a B-side.

"Sweet Baby" peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Gray's third-highest-charting single there, behind "Still" and "I Try". The single also reached number 12 in New Zealand, number 16 in Canada, number 18 in Italy, and number 39 in Australia, as well as number 24 on the Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart in the United States.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from The Id album booklet.[7]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 31, 2001 Contemporary hit radio Epic [26]
United Kingdom September 3, 2001
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [27]
Japan September 12, 2001 CD [28]

References

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  2. ^ Sweet Baby (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Macy Gray. Epic Records. 2001. 671882 6.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Sweet Baby (UK cassette single sleeve). Macy Gray. Epic Records. 2001. 671882 4.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Sweet Baby (European CD single liner notes). Macy Gray. Epic Records. 2001. EPC 671728 1.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Sweet Baby (Australian CD single liner notes). Macy Gray. Epic Records. 2001. 671763 2.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Sweet Baby (Japanese CD single liner notes). Macy Gray. Epic Records. 2001. ESCA 8372.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ The Id (US CD album booklet). Macy Gray. Epic Records. 2001. EK 85200.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  18. ^ "Romanian Top 100" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
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  21. ^ "Macy Gray: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  22. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
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  24. ^ "Top Selling Singles of 2001". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  25. ^ "Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2001". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 9, no. 51. December 21, 2001. p. 54.
  26. ^ "CHR/Pop: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1412. July 27, 2001. p. 51. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  27. ^ "Reviews – For Records Out on 3 September 2001" (PDF). Music Week. August 25, 2001. p. 12. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  28. ^ "メイシー・グレイ" [Macy Gray]. Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on February 12, 2007. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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