Sweet Baby (Macy Gray song)

"Sweet Baby"
Single by Macy Gray featuring Erykah Badu
from the album The Id
B-side "Better Where You Are"
Released September 3, 2001
Studio Various (Hollywood, Philadelphia, Chicago)
Length 3:49
Label Epic
Composer(s) Joe Solo
Lyricist(s) Macy Gray
Producer(s)
Macy Gray singles chronology
"Why Didn't You Call Me"
(2000) 		"Sweet Baby"
(2001) 		"Sexual Revolution"
(2001)
Erykah Badu singles chronology
"Cleva"
(2001) 		"Sweet Baby"
(2001) 		"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)"
(2002)
Music video
"Sweet Baby" on YouTube

"Sweet Baby" is a song by American singer Macy Gray featuring American singer Erykah Badu, released as the lead single from Gray's second studio album, The Id (2001). John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers provides the song's guitars while R&B musician Billy Preston plays the organ. The UK CD and cassette formats contains a previously unreleased track named "Better Where You Are" as a B-side.

"Sweet Baby" peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Gray's third-highest-charting single there, behind "Still" and "I Try". The single also reached number 12 in New Zealand, number 16 in Canada, number 18 in Italy, and number 39 in Australia, as well as number 24 on the Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart in the United States.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from The Id album booklet.

Studios

  • Recorded at various studios in Hollywood, Philadelphia, and Chicago
  • Mixed at various studios in Hollywood and New York City
  • Mastered at Sony Music Studios (New York City)

Personnel

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 31, 2001 Contemporary hit radio Epic
United Kingdom September 3, 2001
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Japan September 12, 2001 CD