Baby

Eddy Arnold

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"Texarkana Baby" is a song written by Fred Rose and Cottonseed Clark. It was made popular by Eddy Arnold and Bob Wills in 1948. Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plow Boys and his Guitar recorded it in New York City on January 6, 1947. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-2806 in the United States and by EMI on the His Master's Voice (HMV) label as catalog numbers BD 1234 and IM 1399. "Texarkana Baby" was the B-side of Arnold's version of "Bouquet of Roses" and made it to number one on the Best Selling Retail Folk Records chart for one week in between the nineteen weeks "Bouquet of Roses" stayed at number one. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys recorded their version of "Texarkana Baby" on December 30, 1947, during the so-called "Tiffany Transcriptions" sessions in California; this version peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard chart on July 24, 1948. On March 31, 1949, "Texarkana Baby" was among the first seven-inch 45 rpm records issued by RCA in the United States. Often given credit as the very first release, or the first-ever Country record to be released in this format, it was just one of several 45s available on the very first day of sale. The first 45 rpm record created was "PeeWee the Piccolo" RCA 47-0146 pressed Dec. 7, 1948, at RCA's Sherman Avenue plant in Indianapolis, Indiana. 


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Eddy Arnold

Richard Edward "Eddy" Arnold (May 15, 1918 – May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more than 85 million records. A member of the Grand Ole Opry (beginning 1943) and the Country Music Hall of Fame (beginning 1966), Arnold ranked 22nd on Country Music Television's 2003 list of "The 40 Greatest Men of Country Music." He co-wrote the country and pop standard "You Don't Know Me". more »

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Song Classification
"Baby" is a country music song written and performed by American singer Eddy Arnold.
Song Release
The song was released in July 1948 by RCA Victor Records and is the B-side to the single “Just a Little Lovin'”.
Chart Performance
Although, "Baby" didn’t top Billboard country charts itself, its flip side, “Just a Little Lovin'” rose to number 1.
Song Length
"Baby" has a duration of 2 minutes and 38 seconds, making it a relatively short track when compared to today's standard song lengths.
Music Composer
The composition for the music of the song was created by Jerry Livingston while the lyrics were written by Mack David.
Stylistic Element
"Baby" upholds the stylistic elements of classic country music with its focus on vocals, instrumentation, and storytelling.
Iconic Singer
The singer of the song, Eddy Arnold, is known to be one of the pioneers in the country music genre in the mid-twentieth century.
Album Collection
"Baby" is included in several of Arnold's collections and compilations including 'Eddy Arnold: The Hits'.
Song Popularity
The song’s popularity at the time of its release contributed to Eddy Arnold's reputation as an influential country music artist.
Song Themes
Similar to most country songs of its time, "Baby" generally revolves around themes of love and relationships.
Country and Western music
The song "Baby" is also considered as country and western rather than just country genre due to its time of release in the mid-twentieth century when both genres hadn't distinctly separated yet.

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