Baby Come On Home

"Baby Come On Home" is a soul[1] song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded during sessions for the band's debut album but remained unreleased until 1993, when it was included on the compilation Boxed Set 2. The song was also included as a bonus track on the CD edition of the band's ninth studio album Coda as included in The Complete Studio Recordings (1993) and Definitive Collection Mini LP Replica CD Boxset (2008). In 2015, the song was included on disc one of the two companion discs of the reissue of Coda.

"Baby Come On Home"
Single by Led Zeppelin
from the album Boxed Set 2
Released21 September 1993 (1993-09-21)
RecordedOctober 1968
GenreBlue-eyed soul[1]
Length4:29
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Bert Berns, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Producer(s)Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin singles chronology
"Travelling Riverside Blues"
(1990)		 "Baby Come On Home"
(1993)		 "The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair"
(1997)

Background

The track stems from an old master reel labelled 'Yardbirds. October 10, 1968' (Led Zeppelin were called the "New Yardbirds" during their first months of existence). The master tape went missing for a number of years and allegedly turned up in a refuse bin outside Olympic Studios, following renovations in 1991.[2] It was mixed by Mike Fraser for a much-belated release in 1993, with a single to promote the Boxed Set 2.

The song was originally recorded under the title "Tribute to Bert Berns", in honour of the American songwriter, producer, and friend of Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, who had died in December 1967.[2] The composition is credited to Page, Plant, and Berns, who had written a song of the same title, variations of which were recorded by Hoagy Lands and Solomon Burke in 1964 and 1965.

On this track, Jimmy Page played guitar through a Leslie speaker and John Paul Jones played piano and a Hammond organ.[2]

Personnel

Chart positions

Single
Chart (1993) Peak position
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart[3] 4
Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[4] 66

References
  1. Shadwick, Keith (2005). Led Zeppelin: The Story of a Band and Their Music 1968–1980 (1st ed.). San Francisco: Backbeat Books. p. 53. ISBN 0-87930-871-0.
  2. Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.
  3. "Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1 November 1993". Billboard. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  4. "RPM Singles Chart - 6 November 1993". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2009-01-15.

Sources
  • Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song, by Chris Welch, ISBN 1-56025-818-7
  • The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, by Dave Lewis, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9
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