"Come Back Baby" is a slow blues song written and recorded by the blues singer and pianist Walter Davis in 1940.[1]

"Come Back Baby"
Song by Walter Davis
Written1940
Published1940
Length2:46
Songwriter(s)Walter Davis

Ray Charles's version, with the title "Come Back" and with songwriting credited to Charles, was released as the B-side to Charles's 1954 single, "I Got a Woman". The song received airplay and peaked at number four on the R&B singles chart. It later appeared as "Come Back Baby" on his 1957 album Ray Charles, with songwriting still credited to Charles.

Other renditions

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Credits

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Ray Charles version

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  • Lead vocal and piano by Ray Charles
  • Instrumentation by the Ray Charles Orchestra
  • Produced by Jerry Wexler

Aretha Franklin version

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References

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  1. ^ Birnbaum, Larry (14 December 2012). Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-8629-2.