| "Sweet Baby" | ||||
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| Single by Stanley Clarke & George Duke | ||||
| from the album The Clarke/Duke Project | ||||
| B-side | "Never Judge a Cover By Its Book" | |||
| Released | April 1981 | |||
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| Length | 3:46 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | George Duke | |||
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| Stanley Clarke & George Duke singles chronology | ||||
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| "Sweet Baby" on YouTube | ||||
"Sweet Baby" is a song by American musicians George Duke and Stanley Clarke. It was released in 1981 as the first single of their collaborative debut album The Clarke/Duke Project. Reaching a peak position of No. 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100, the single remained on the chart for a total of twenty weeks. On the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, "Sweet Baby" reached No. 6.[2] The song is also noteworthy for its use of the electric sitar. During concert performances, Duke performed the song with American singer Lynn Davis.[3][4] Their version appears on Duke's concert DVD Live in Tokyo Japan 1983.[5]
In 1999, the song was recorded by Filipino singer-producer Martin Nievera. Al Jarreau and Lalah Hathaway recorded the song for 2014 tribute album My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke.[6]