Baby, I Love Your Way

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"**Baby, I Love Your Way**" is a song written and performed by English singer Peter Frampton. It was released in September 1975 and was first featured on Frampton's 1975 album, *Frampton*. The song segues from the previous track "Nassau".

A live version of the song was later released on his 1976 multi-platinum album *Frampton Comes Alive!*, where it gained popularity as a hit song, peaking at number 12 on the U.S. *Billboard* Hot 100 chart. It also reached number three in Canada.

## Track listing

7" single - United States (1975)
1. "Baby, I Love Your Way" - 3:17 (edited from the LP version that runs 4:43)
2. "(I'll Give You) Money" - 4:35

7" single - United States (1976)
1. "Baby, I Love Your Way" - 3:28 (edited from the LP version that runs 4:43)
2. "It's a Plain Shame" - 4:21

## Big Mountain version

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The song was covered by the American reggae/pop band Big Mountain in 1994, reaching number 6 on the *Billboard* Hot 100 chart and number 2 on the UK Singles Chart (being kept off the top spot by "Love is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet). Their version achieved major worldwide success, reaching the top ten in many countries across Europe. Their version is featured on the soundtrack for the 1994 movie *Reality Bites*. In the film itself, Michael Grates (played by Ben Stiller) explains the origins of the Frampton song.

### Track listing

CD single - Europe (1994)
1. "Baby, I Love Your Way" - 4:28
2. "Baby, I Love Your Way"(6 Point 6 On The Richter Scale Mix) - 6:54
3. "Baby, te quiero a tí" - 4:40

## Other cover versions

* The American dance-pop group Will to Power created a medley of Frampton's song and the 1975 Lynyrd Skynyrd hit, "Free Bird", in 1988. Titled "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley", this version spent one week at #1 on the *Billboard* Hot 100 chart.

## In popular culture

In Stephen Frears's 2000 film *High Fidelity (film)*, the character Marie DeSalle, played by Lisa Bonet, sings a cover of the song. The song appears in the *Family Guy* episode "Death Lives" in which Frampton has a cameo.

## References

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6. ↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". *Irishcharts.ie*. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2016-10-11. Unknown parameter `|deadurl=` ignored (`|url-status=` suggested) (help)
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11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2016-06-05. Unknown parameter `|deadurl=` ignored (`|url-status=` suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
12. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Big Mountain – Baby, I Love Your Way". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
13. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Big Mountain – Baby, I Love Your Way" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
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16. ↑ *Billboard*. July 23, 1994. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
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18. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). *Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972* (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
19. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Big Mountain – Baby, I Love Your Way" (in French). Les classement single.
20. ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts". *Musicline.de*. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
21. ↑ Jaclyn Ward. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". *Irishcharts.ie*. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2016-10-11. Unknown parameter `|deadurl=` ignored (`|url-status=` suggested) (help)
22. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Big Mountain" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
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26. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Big Mountain – Baby, I Love Your Way". Singles Top 100.
27. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Big Mountain – Baby, I Love Your Way". Swiss Singles Chart.
28. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). *British Hit Singles & Albums* (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 57. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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