Babe I 'm Gonna Leave You - wikipedia Babe I 'm Gonna Leave You `` Babe I 'm Gonna Leave You '' is a folk song written by Anne Bredon ( then known as Anne Johannsen ) in the late 1950s. It was recorded by Joan Baez ( credited and became widely popular as `` traditional '' ) and released on her 1962 album Joan Baez in Concert, Part 1 ; and by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, who included it on their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin. Other interpretations of the Bredon song include versions by the Plebs ( 1964 Decca Records UK / MGM Records USA, credited `` Traditional, arranged Dennis '' ), The Association in 1965 ( also doing a live version in 1970 ), and British pop singer Mark Wynter in 1965 ( credited `` Janet Smith '' ). Quicksilver Messenger Service recorded a variation of the song in 1967, which was covered by Welsh band Man on their album Maximum Darkness, recorded live at the Roundhouse on 26 May 1975. Vanilla Fudge recorded their version of the song 2007. Miley Cyrus released a version that closely hewed to the Led Zeppelin version on SoundCloud in September 2014. Contents 1 Joan Baez rendition 2 Led Zeppelin version 2.1 Reception 2.2 Formats and track listings 2.3 Personnel 2.4 See also 3 References 4 Sources Joan Baez rendition While a student at the University of California, Berkeley in around 1960, Anne Bredon appeared on a live folk - music radio show The Midnight Special on radio station KPFA, on which she sang `` Babe I 'm Gonna Leave You ''. A fellow folk singer who guested on The Midnight Special, Janet Smith, took up the song and developed it further, playing it live at hootenanny folk - song events at Oberlin College, one performance of which was attended by Joan Baez. Baez requested Smith to send her a tape recording of her songs, including `` Babe, I 'm Gonna Leave You '', which Baez subsequently began performing herself. It became the opening track on Joan Baez in Concert, Part 1. Initially, the song had no writers ' credit, but after Smith contacted Bredon, who confirmed her authorship, later pressings of... In Concert gave the writing credit to Bredon. Anne Bredon and Joan Baez 's rendition is in the key of B minor. Led Zeppelin version `` Babe I 'm Gonna Leave You '' Cover of the 1969 US promotional EP Song by Led Zeppelin from the album Led Zeppelin Released 12 January 1969 ( 1969 - 01 - 12 ) Recorded October 1968 Studio Olympic, London Genre Folk rock hard rock Length 6 : 40 Label Atlantic Songwriter ( s ) Anne Bredon Jimmy Page Robert Plant Producer ( s ) Jimmy Page Audio sample file help The band covered Baez 's version ; both guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant were fans of Baez. Baez 's album had originally indicated no writing credit, and Led Zeppelin credited the song as `` Trad. arr. Page ''. In the 1980s, Bredon was made aware of Led Zeppelin 's version of the song and since 1990 the Led Zeppelin version has been credited to Anne Bredon / Jimmy Page & Robert Plant. Bredon received a substantial back - payment of royalties. Led Zeppelin 's version is in A minor. Page played the song to Plant at their first meeting together, at Page 's riverside home at Pangbourne in late July 1968. In his book Stairway to Heaven, Zeppelin tour manager Richard Cole states that the arrangement evolved when Plant played Page the guitar part that eventually appeared on the album but, in an interview he gave with Guitar World magazine in 1998, Page denied this, noting that he had worked out the arrangement long before he met Plant, had told him he would like it on the album, and that Plant at that time did not play the guitar. Page has stated that the arrangement originated from his days as an early 1960s session musician ; `` I used to do the song in the days of sitting in the darkness playing my six - string behind Marianne Faithfull. '' Page may have recorded another version of the song with Steve Winwood in 1968, which was never released. The band played this song at Led Zeppelin concerts on its 1969 concert tours, then Page and Plant brought it back in a 9 - minute version for their 1998 reunion. A live, filmed performance of `` Babe I 'm Gonna Leave You '', from Led Zeppelin 's gig on Danmarks Radio at Gladsaxe, Denmark, on March 17, 1969, is featured on the Led Zeppelin DVD ( 2003 ). As a result of touring in the US and watching various Led Zeppelin cover bands and other artists perform this song, Robert Plant performed the song with his band Strange Sensation and as a solo artist. He also covered the song on his tour with the Sensational Space Shifters. Reception In a contemporary review for Led Zeppelin, John Mendelsohn of Rolling Stone gave Led Zeppelin 's version of `` Babe I 'm Gonna Leave You '' a negative review, writing `` The song is very dull in places ( especially on the vocal passages ), very redundant, and certainly not worth the six - and - a-half minutes the Zeppelin gives it. '' Record producer Rick Rubin has remarked, `` It ( '' Babe I 'm Gonna Leave You `` ) is a song with a classical nature that also really rocks. It really takes you on a trip. '' Formats and track listings 1969 7 - inch promo 45 edition ( US : Atlantic EP 1019 ) A. `` Babe I 'm Gonna Leave You '' ( Bredon, Page, Plant ) 6 : 41 B. `` Dazed and Confused '' ( Page ) 6 : 26 1969 7 - inch single edition ( Greece : Atlantic 2019 003 ) A. `` Babe I 'm Gonna Leave You '' ( Bredon, Page, Plant ) 6 : 41 B. `` How Many More Times '' ( Page ) 8 : 28 Personnel Robert Plant -- vocals Jimmy Page -- guitars John Paul Jones -- bass guitar John Bonham -- drums See also List of Led Zeppelin songs written or inspired by others References Jump up ^ `` Label information '' ( JPG ). 17.photobucket.com. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 21. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Label information '' ( JPG ). Images.35cat.com. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Detail view ''. Dismarc.org. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Miley Cyrus Just Released an Excellent Led Zeppelin Cover ''. The Daily Dot. The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014. ^ Jump up to : Janet Smith, `` The ' Babe I 'm Gonna Leave You ' Story, '' in The Gate at the End of the World : A Collection of Songs by Anne Bredon ( Bella Roma Music, 1991 ), pp. vii - x. ^ Jump up to : `` The Originals Project ''. Originalsproject.us. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 21. Jump up ^ Barney Hoskyns ( 10 October 2012 ). Led Zeppelin : The Oral History of the World 's Greatest Rock Band. John Wiley & Sons. p. 17. ISBN 978 - 1 - 118 - 22111 - 2. Jump up ^ Janovitz, Bill. `` Babe I 'm Gonna Leave You review ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 2013 - 05 - 12. ^ Jump up to : Dave Lewis ( 1994 ), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0 - 7119 - 3528 - 9 Jump up ^ Brad Tolinski and Greg Di Bendetto, `` Light and Shade '', Guitar World, January 1998. Jump up ^ Yorke, Ritchie ( 1999 ). Led Zeppelin : From Early Days to Page and Plant. p. 72. ISBN 978 - 0 - 86369 - 744 - 9. Jump up ^ Stephen Smith. `` Steve Winwood Fans ' Site : Collaborations & Sessions : Unreleased Material ''. Winwoodfans.com. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 21. Jump up ^ Mendelsohn, John ( 15 March 1969 ). `` Led Zeppelin I ''. Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 October 2017. Jump up ^ ( 2 ) Sources Lewis, Dave ( 2004 ) The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, ISBN 0 - 7119 - 3528 - 9 Welch, Chris ( 1998 ) Led Zeppelin : Dazed and Confused : The Stories Behind Every Song, ISBN 1 - 56025 - 818 - 7 Led Zeppelin track listing Songs Side one `` Good Times Bad Times '' `` Babe I 'm Gonna Leave You '' `` You Shook Me '' `` Dazed and Confused '' Side two `` Your Time Is Gonna Come '' `` Black Mountain Side '' `` Communication Breakdown '' `` I Ca n't Quit You Baby '' `` How Many More Times '' Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin III Led Zeppelin IV Houses of the Holy Physical Graffiti Presence In Through the Out Door Coda Led Zeppelin John Bonham John Paul Jones Jimmy Page Robert Plant Studio albums Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin III Led Zeppelin IV Houses of the Holy Physical Graffiti Presence In Through the Out Door Coda Live albums The Song Remains the Same BBC Sessions How the West Was Won Celebration Day Compilations Profiled BBC Sessions The Best of Led Zeppelin Mothership Led Zeppelin Deluxe Edition Boxed sets Led Zeppelin Remasters Boxed Set 2 The Complete Studio Recordings Definitive Collection Singles `` Good Times Bad Times '' / `` Communication Breakdown '' `` Whole Lotta Love '' / `` Living Loving Maid ( She 's Just a Woman ) '' `` Immigrant Song '' / `` Hey, Hey, What Can I Do '' `` Black Dog '' / `` Misty Mountain Hop '' `` Rock and Roll '' / `` Four Sticks '' `` Over the Hills and Far Away '' / `` Dancing Days '' `` D'yer Mak'er '' / `` The Crunge '' `` Trampled Under Foot '' / `` Black Country Woman '' `` Candy Store Rock '' / `` Royal Orleans '' `` Fool in the Rain '' / `` Hot Dog '' `` Travelling Riverside Blues '' `` Baby Come On Home '' `` The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair '' Films The Song Remains the Same Led Zeppelin DVD Celebration Day Tours Scandinavia 1968 U.K. 1968 North America 1968 -- 1969 U.K. & Scandinavia 1969 North America Spring 1969 U.K. Summer 1969 North America Summer 1969 Europe Autumn 1969 North America Autumn 1969 U.K. 1970 Europe 1970 North America Spring 1970 Iceland, Bath & Germany 1970 North America Summer 1970 U.K. Spring 1971 Europe 1971 North America 1971 Japan 1971 U.K. Winter 1971 Australasia 1972 North America 1972 Japan 1972 U.K. 1972 -- 1973 Europe 1973 North America 1973 North America 1975 Earls Court 1975 North America 1977 Knebworth 1979 Over Europe 1980 Reunions Live Aid ( 1985 ) Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary ( 1988 ) Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert ( 2007 ) Lists Discography Songs Awards and nominations Bootlegs Cover versions by others Led Zeppelin songs written or inspired by others Related Articles Swan Song Records Three Week Hero `` Beck 's Bolero '' Bron - Yr - Aur The Starship Caesar 's Chariot Shark episode Planned tour -- The 1980s, Part One Covers and tributes That ' 70s Show ( season 5 ) Bands The Yardbirds Band of Joy XYZ The Honeydrippers The Firm Coverdale Page Page and Plant Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes Them Crooked Vultures Strange Sensation Books Hammer of the Gods : The Led Zeppelin Saga Stairway to Heaven : Led Zeppelin Uncensored When Giants Walked the Earth People Jason Bonham Peter Grant Richard Cole Book Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Babe_I%27m_Gonna_Leave_You&oldid=816279843 '' Categories : 1969 singles 1950s songs Atlantic Records singles Led Zeppelin songs Joan Baez songs Songs written by Jimmy Page Songs written by Robert Plant Hard rock ballads Song recordings produced by Jimmy Page Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from October 2016 Articles with permanently dead external links Articles with dead external links from September 2016 Articles with hAudio microformats Year of song missing Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français 한국어 ქართული Magyar Norsk nynorsk Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska Українська Tiếng Việt 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 20 December 2017, at 10 : 42. 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Question: who wrote babe i'm gonna leave you lyrics
Answer: Anne Bredon (then known as Anne Johannsen)