Sweet Baby (Stanley Clarke and George Duke song)

"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]

B-side"Never Judge a Cover By Its Book"

ReleasedApril 1981

Genre

• Jazz fusion^[1]
• adult contemporary

Length3:46

Quick facts from the album The Clarke/Duke Project, B-side ...

"Sweet Baby"
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
Genre	Jazz fusion[1] adult contemporary
Length	3:46
Label	Epic CBS
Songwriter	George Duke
Producers	George Duke Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke & George Duke singles chronology
"Sweet Baby" (1981) "Louie Louie" (1981)
Music video
"Sweet Baby" on YouTube

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Al Jarreau and Lalah Hathaway recorded the song for 2014 tribute album My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke.^[6]