Baby I Know
| Baby I Know | ||||
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| Released | April 1977 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, rock & roll, Country rock | |||
| Length | 38:33 49:51 (with bonus tracks) | |||
| Label | State/Polydor | |||
| Producer | The Rubettes, Alan Blakley | |||
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Baby I Know is the fifth studio album by the English band The Rubettes. It was released on the State Records label in April 1977.[1]
The album contained five singles,[1] three UK and two non-UK,[2] including the band's two last charting UK singles - "Under One Roof" and "Baby I Know".[3]
In 1992, Dice Records (France) released the Rubettes' fifth and sixth albums (Baby I Know and Sometime In Oldchurch) as a double CD set.[4] In 2015, Caroline Records released the album Baby I Know, with three bonus tracks, as part of a box CD set of the Rubettes' first five studio albums.[5]
Track listing[edit]
- Side 1
- "Summertime Rock'n'Roll" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 3:02
- "Baby I Know" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 4:18
- "I'm In Love With You" (Mick Clarke) - 4:25
- "Ooh La La" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 3:35
- "Ladies Of Laredo" (John Richardson, Alan Williams, Mick Clarke, Tony Thorpe) - 5:38
- Side 2
- "Rock'n'Roll Lady" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 2:58
- "Allez Oop" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 3:10
- "I Wanna Be Loved" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 4:13
- "Under One Roof" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 4:28
- "Rock'n'Roll Queen" (D Branch, Peter Richardson) - 2:46[6]
2015 CD bonus tracks[edit]
Rubettes:
- 11. "Ladies Of Laredo (Radio Version)" (John Richardson, Alan Williams, Mick Clarke, Tony Thorpe) - 4:22
Richards'n'Williams*:
- 12. "Married" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 4:02
- 13. "Who Makes The World Go Round?" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 2:54[5]
- *Produced by Alan Blakley[7]
- NB: Bonus track times taken from 2015 CD
UK Singles[edit]
- 1. "Under One Roof" b/w "Sign Of The Times" - August 1976 - UK #40[8][9]
- 2. "Baby I Know" b/w "Dancing In The Rain" - January 1977 - UK #10[1][9]
- 3. "Ladies Of Laredo" b/w "I'm In Love With You" - April 1977[1]
Non-UK Singles[edit]
- 1. "Allez Oop" b/w "Rock'n'Roll Queen" - September 1976[8]
- 2. "Ooh La La" b/w "Ladies Of Laredo" - March 1977[1]
Bonus Tracks Single[edit]
- Bonus tracks 12 & 13 were also released together on the following single:
- * "Married" b/w "Who Makes The World Go Round?" (as Richards'n'Williams) - February 1977[7]
Rubettes Personnel[edit]
- Mick Clarke
- John Richardson
- Tony Thorpe
- Alan Williams[10]
Publishers (Including Bonus Tracks)[edit]
- All titles (1-13, including bonus tracks) Arloval Music/Penny Farthing Music/Bucks Music except:
- Track 3 (State Music)
- Track 10 (Halcyon Music)
- Track 11 (Belwin Music/Halcyon Music)[11]
Production & Credits[edit]
- Produced by The Rubettes with Alan Blakley for Gale
- Recorded at DJM Studios
- Strings on "Ladies of Laredo" arranged by Brian Rogers
- Engineer - Mark Jay Wallis
- Photography - Paul Canty (LFI)
- Sleeve Design - Bill Smith
- Artwork - Bob Reed[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Rubettes - Discography77". Rubettes.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Rubettes Discography - Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Rubettes - UK Chart History". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Original Albums - 5 & 6". discogs.com. 18 August 1992. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b "The Rubettes - The Albums 1974-77 - (CD, Box Set) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Rubettes - Baby I Know". discogs.com. April 1977. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Married - Richards'n'Williams". 45cat.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Rubettes Discography76". Rubettes.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Rubettes UK Chart History". Official Charts.
- ^ a b Original album sleeve notes
- ^ Sleeve notes 2015 Boxed CD Set Rubettes Albums - 1974-77