"Baby Workout" is an R&B song by Jackie Wilson from the album of the same name. The track is about Wilson urging a girl to dance (work out) all night with him. It was Wilson's biggest hit of his singles that charted on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It was his fifth and penultimate #1 R&B song. It was his second highest-charting song on the pop charts, peaking at #5.[1] It was written by Wilson and good friend Alonzo Tucker, an original member of the famed 1950s Doo Wop group, the Midnighters.
| "Baby Workout" | ||||
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| Single by Jackie Wilson | ||||
| from the album Baby Workout | ||||
| B-side | "I'm Going Crazy (Gotta Get You Off My Mind)" | |||
| Released | March 1963 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Brunswick Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alonzo Tucker, Jackie Wilson | |||
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George Benson covered the song for his 1990 album Big Boss Band. It was also released as a single.
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 630.
External links
edit- List of cover versions of "Baby Workout" at SecondHandSongs.com