Please, Please Baby
Dwight Yoakam
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Please, please baby come back home It's so cold and dark here all alone If you come back I promise I'll be good If you come home, baby, I'll act like I should I laughed when you packed your bags and told me goodbye I hollered, I don't need you, oh but honey, that's a lie Please, please baby, baby come back home It's so cold and dark here all alone If you come back I promise I'll be good If you come home, baby, I'll act like I should If you don't come home dear, I know I'll go insane Sweetheart, I plead guilty, darlin I'll take all the blame Please, please baby, baby come back home It's so cold and dark here all alone If you come back I promise I'll be good If you come home, baby, I'll act like I should Please, please baby, baby come back home 'Cause it's so cold and dark here all alone If you come back I promise I'll be good If you come home, baby, I'll act like I should If you come home, baby, I'll act like I should
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Written by: DWIGHT YOAKAM
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10 facts about this song
Song & Artist Background"Please, Please Baby" is a song performed by accomplished country artist Dwight Yoakam. Yoakam is known for pioneering a style of country music known as honky-tonk that emerged from California in the late 20th century.
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Album InformationThe song is included in Yoakam's 1987 studio album, "Hillbilly Deluxe."
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SongwriterDwight Yoakam was also the sole songwriter for "Please, Please Baby."
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Chart Performance"Please, Please Baby" peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1988 and number 9 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
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Music VideoThere is an official music video for "Please, Please Baby," which further helped the song's popularity.
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Genre SpecificationThe song is specific to the Bakersfield sound sub-genre of country music. The Bakersfield sound was developed in the mid-to-late 1950s in and around Bakersfield, California.
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Cover VersionsThe song was covered by acoustic-bluegrass band The Seldom Scene.
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Re-ReleaseThe song was re-released on Yoakam's greatest hits album, "The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam," in 2004.
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Background VocalsThe notable background vocals on "Please, Please Baby" were provided by fellow country musician, Herb Pedersen.
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Live PerformancesDwight Yoakam often performs "Please, Please Baby" in his live performances, demonstrating the song's popularity and enduring appeal.
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