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|name        = Baby Come On Home
|name        = Baby Come On Home
|image      =  
|image      =  
|album      = ''[[Boxed Set 2]]''
|album      = ''Boxed Set 2''
|published  = Flames of Albion Music
|published  = Flames of Albion Music
|registration = ASCAP 320401696
|registration = ASCAP 320401696
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|genre      = Blues rock
|genre      = Blues rock
|language    = English
|language    = English
|length      = 4 min 29 sec
|length      = 4 minutes 29 seconds
|composer    = [[Jimmy Page]], [[Robert Plant]], Bert Berns
|composer    = Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and Bert Berns
|label      = Atlantic Records
|label      = Atlantic Records
|producer    = Jimmy Page
|producer    = Jimmy Page
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''''Baby Come On Home'''' is a song by [[England|English]] [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Led Zeppelin]].
''''Baby Come On Home'''' is a song by [[England|English]] Rock music|rock band Led Zeppelin.


==Overview==
==Overview==
It was recorded during sessions for the band's [[Led Zeppelin (album)|debut album]] but remained unreleased until appearing on the 1993 compilation ''[[Boxed Set 2]]''. The track stems from an old master reel labeled 'Yardbirds. 10 October 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 renovation skip outside [[Olympic Studios]] in 1991.<ref>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> It was mixed by Mike Fraser for a much belated release in 1993, as a promotional single to promote the ''Boxed Set 2''.
It was recorded during sessions for the band's Led Zeppelin (album)|debut album but remained unreleased until appearing on the 1993 compilation ''Boxed Set 2''. The track stems from an old master reel labelled 'Yardbirds. 10 October 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 renovation skip outside Olympic Studios in 1991.<ref>{{cite book | author= Lewis, Dave| title=Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream| edition=1st edn| location=London| publisher=Omnibus Press| year=2012| pages=106| isbn=978-1-78038-547-1}}</ref> It was mixed by Mike Fraser for a much belated release in 1993, as a promotional single to promote the ''Boxed Set 2''.


The song was originally recorded under the title 'Tribute to [[Bert Berns]]', in honor of the American songwriter and producer who had died in December 1967.<ref>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref> On this track, guitarist [[Jimmy Page]] played a [[Leslie speaker|Leslie]] guitar and [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] played [[piano]] and a [[Hammond organ]].<ref>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.</ref>
The song was originally recorded under the title 'Tribute to Bert Berns', in honour of the American songwriter and producer who had died in December 1967.<ref>{{cite book | author= Shadwick, Keith| title=Led Zeppelin: The Story of a Band and Their Music 1968-1980| edition=1st edn| location=London| publisher=Omnibus Press| year=2005| pages=33| isbn=978-0-87930-871-1}}</ref> On this track, guitarist Jimmy Page played a Leslie speaker|Leslie guitar and John Paul Jones played piano and a Hammond organ.<ref>{{cite book | author= Lewis, Dave| title=Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream| edition=1st edn| location=London| publisher=Omnibus Press| year=2012| pages=106| isbn=978-1-78038-547-1}}</ref>


'Baby Come On Home' was never performed live by Led Zeppelin or by any of its members.
'Baby Come On Home' was never performed live by Led Zeppelin or by any of its members.
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!align='center'|Peak position
!align='center'|Peak position
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| US ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart<ref name='US mainstream rock chart'>{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=5047&model.vnuAlbumId=10333 | title = Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1 November 1993 | publisher = ''Billboard'' | accessdate = 2009-01-15}}</ref>
| US ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart<ref name='US mainstream rock chart'>{{cite web | url =http://web.archive.org/web/20090709141217/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=5047&model.vnuAlbumId=10333 | title = Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1 November 1993 | publisher = ''Billboard'' | accessdate = 9 August 2013}}</ref>
|align='center'|4
|align='center'|4
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| Canadian ''RPM'' Top 100 Chart<ref name='Canadian rpm chart'>{{cite web | url = http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2291&volume=58&issue=17&issue_dt=November%2006%201993&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=hrg50o22lgammqcogv27ve6d95 | title = RPM Singles Chart - 6 November 1993 | publisher = ''RPM'' | accessdate = 2009-01-15}}</ref>
| Canadian ''RPM'' Top 100 Chart<ref name='Canadian rpm chart'>{{cite web | url = http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2291&volume=58&issue=17&issue_dt=November%2006%201993&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=hrg50o22lgammqcogv27ve6d95 | title = RPM Singles Chart - 6 November 1993 | publisher = ''RPM'' | accessdate = 9 August 2013}}</ref>
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|align='center'|66
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**Robert Plant – vocals
**Robert Plant – vocals
**John Paul Jones – Hammond organ, piano, bass pedals
**John Paul Jones – Hammond organ, piano, bass pedals
**[[John Bonham]] - drums, percussion
**John Bonham - drums, percussion
*Production:
*Production:
**[[Peter Grant]] – executive producer
**Peter Grant – executive producer
**Glyn Johns - engineer, mixing
**Glyn Johns - engineer, mixing
**Mike Fraser - mixing
**Mike Fraser - mixing
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==Notes==
==Notes==
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Baby Come On Home
Appears on Boxed Set 2
Published by Flames of Albion Music
Registration ASCAP 320401696
Release date 21 September 1993
Recorded 10 October 1968 at
Olympic Studios, London.
Mixed at Mixed at Atlantic Studios, New York.
Genre Blues rock
Language English
Length 4 minutes 29 seconds
Composer Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and Bert Berns
Label Atlantic Records
Producer Jimmy Page
Engineer Glyn Johns

'Baby Come On Home' is a song by English Rock music|rock band Led Zeppelin.

Overview

It was recorded during sessions for the band's Led Zeppelin (album)|debut album but remained unreleased until appearing on the 1993 compilation Boxed Set 2. The track stems from an old master reel labelled 'Yardbirds. 10 October 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 renovation skip outside Olympic Studios in 1991.[1] It was mixed by Mike Fraser for a much belated release in 1993, as a promotional 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 and producer who had died in December 1967.[2] On this track, guitarist Jimmy Page played a Leslie speaker|Leslie guitar and John Paul Jones played piano and a Hammond organ.[3]

'Baby Come On Home' was never performed live by Led Zeppelin or by any of its members.

Chart positions

Song (Airplay)

Chart (1993) Peak position
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart[4] 4
Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[5] 66

Credits

Personnel
  • Musicians:
    • Jimmy Page – electric guitar, producer, remastering, digital remastering
    • Robert Plant – vocals
    • John Paul Jones – Hammond organ, piano, bass pedals
    • John Bonham - drums, percussion
  • Production:
    • Peter Grant – executive producer
    • Glyn Johns - engineer, mixing
    • Mike Fraser - mixing
    • George Marino - remastered CD engineer (1990)

Notes

  1. ↑ Lewis, Dave (2012). Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream, 1st edn. London: Omnibus Press, 106. ISBN 978-1-78038-547-1. 
  2. ↑ Shadwick, Keith (2005). Led Zeppelin: The Story of a Band and Their Music 1968-1980, 1st edn. London: Omnibus Press, 33. ISBN 978-0-87930-871-1. 
  3. ↑ Lewis, Dave (2012). Led Zeppelin: From a Whisper to a Scream, 1st edn. London: Omnibus Press, 106. ISBN 978-1-78038-547-1. 
  4. ↑ Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1 November 1993. Billboard. Retrieved on 9 August 2013.
  5. ↑ RPM Singles Chart - 6 November 1993. RPM. Retrieved on 9 August 2013.
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