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My Baby Left Me is a rhythm and blues song written by blues singer Arthur Crudup in the late 1940s.
It gained further exposure in covers by Elvis Presley, who placed his version on the b-side to his 1956 single "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"; by Creedence Clearwater Revival, who recorded it as a track on their 1970 album, Cosmo's Factory; and by John Lennon (mis-titled "Since My Baby Left Me"), recorded for the Rock 'n' Roll-sessions in 1973, but only released posthumously on Menlove Ave. in 1986. It was also a # 37 UK chart hit in 1964 for Dave Berry and the Cruisers. Elton John used a snippet of "My Baby Left Me" as part of a medley (along with a snippet of the Beatles' "Get Back") during his concert performance of "Burn Down the Mission" on his "11-17-70" live album.
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Slade version
"My Baby Left Me" 
Single by Slade B-side O.H.M.S. Released 17 October, 1977 Format 7" Single Recorded 1977 Genre Rock Length 2:24 Label Barn Records Writer(s) Arthur Crudup Producer Chas Chandler Slade singles chronology "Gypsy Roadhog"
(1977)"My Baby Left Me"
(1977)"Give Us a Goal"
(1978)"My Baby Left Me" was covered by rock band Slade and released as a single in 1977 as a tribute to Elvis Presley who died a couple of months before. It was written by blues artist Arthur Crudup. The single peaked at #32 in the UK, spending 4 weeks on the chart. It became Slade's last charting single until their career revival in 1980. The single fared better than Slade's previous single Gypsy Roadhog which only peaked at #48.
The Slade version of My Baby Left Me also merged another Crudup written track titled That's All Right.
The track had a music video created to promote the single. The track was performed on a small handful of UK shows including Top of The Pops as well as the German show Disco Club.[1]
The single peaked at #788 for 1977 on rateyourmusic.
Background
In 1977, when "My Baby Left Me" was recorded, guitarist Dave Hill was busy doing interviews up in the North of England, thus he was unavailable to record the lead guitar and backing vocals track for the single. Evidently Jim Lea stood in for him, and appears in Hill's place on the finished recording.[2][3]
The song's video was voted #2 of the top three Slade music videos in the Slade Fan Club Poll of 1979. In the same poll, the single was voted #1 of the top three Slade single sleeves.[4][5]
Critical reception
Record Mirror magazine reviewed the single upon release, "A Slade slug at a Crudup past. Real pleasant it is too. But I can remember a time when Slade records were vixen fearsome rather than pleasant. Fearsome on their own songs, not some cruising rocker from way back. Get out while the going's bad. 'Cos it's only going to get hideous."[6]
Chart performance
Chart (1977) Peak
positionTotal
weeksUK Singles Chart[7] 32 4 Personnel
- Noddy Holder: Lead vocals and guitar
- Jim Lea: Bass guitar, synthesizer, lead guitar and backing vocals
- Don Powell: Drums
Additional personnel
- Producer on "My Baby Left Me/That's Alright Mama" - Chas Chandler
- Writer of "My Baby Left Me/That's Alright Mama" - Arthur Crudup
- Producer on "O.H.M.S." - Chas Chandler
- Writers of "O.H.M.S." - Noddy Holder; Jim Lea
- Photograph - Gered Mankowitz
- Design - Jo Mirowski
References
- ^ "SLADE @ www.slayed.co.uk". Crazeeworld.plus.com. http://www.crazeeworld.plus.com/slade/2011/pages/tv_video.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ http://sladefanclub.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/1475201_orig.jpg
- ^ Slade International Fan Club newsletter June - July - August 1986
- ^ http://sladefanclub.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/7869225_orig.jpg
- ^ Slade Fan Club Magazine January-February 1980
- ^ Record Mirror magazine 15 October 1977
- ^ "Slade - My Baby Left Me". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=7382. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
Noddy Holder • Jim Lea • Dave Hill • Don Powell
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- Elvis Presley songs
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