I'm Your Baby Tonight (song)
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston for her third studio album of the same name. Written and produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface, it was released by Arista Records as the lead single from the album on October 2, 1990. The single features a B-side, "Feels So Good", which has not been featured on any of the Houston's albums. While the original version, produced by Reid and Babyface, was released in the United States, the Yvonne Turner mix (also known as the "European Version  or the International Version"), was released in other countries. Marking a musical transition for Houston from the pop and dance music sounds of her previous singles, “I’m Your Baby Tonight” is a new jack swing song with elements of urban pop and contemporary R&B. “I’m Your Baby Tonight” received mixed reviews from the music critics who praised the production & Houston's musical progression and vocal performance, but found the lyrics questionable. The song became a worldwide hit, topping the charts in five countries, including the United States, becoming Houston's eighth chart topper, and reached the top-ten  in over fifteen countries. The song received a nomination for the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 33rd Grammy Awards. A live performance was included in the 2014 CD/DVD release "". Composition. "I'm Your Baby Tonight" is written in the key of A minor (recorded in G-sharp minor) with a tempo of 110 beats per minute in compound quadruple meter ( time). The song follows a chord progression of AmFmajBmEE, and Houston's vocals span from C to A. Critical reception. "I'm Your Baby Tonight" received mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic named it as  a stand-out track from the parent album. Larry Flick from "Billboard" wrote that it "kicks a firm beat under a retro-pop/R&B instrumental vibe. Most striking is Houston's relaxed and soulful performance. Expect a quick sprint to No. 1." A reviewer from "Entertainment Weekly" said it "tries too hard to follow in the footsteps" of Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel". Pan-European magazine "Music & Media" stated that the song is a "sure hit", and noted that its "moody dance beat, soberly orchestrated, and a prominent piano form the basis for La Houston's  chilling vocals." Duncan Holland from "Music Week" said Houston "fails to rescue her crown from Lisa Stansfield and Mariah Carey. Weak to the point of little return, only safe airplay policies will save this. A belting ballad is what's required." Following Houston's death in 2012, "Entertainment Weekly" published a list of Houston's 25 best songs and ranked "I'm Your Baby Tonight" at number 18. BET placed it at number 23 in their list of "The 40 Best Whitney Houston Songs", writing that the producers "deliver a streetwise production" which gives Houston "a perfect launchpad for one  of the funkier, harder-edged performances of her career". Slant Magazine ranked this as the second best Whitney Houston song. Chart performance. "I'm Your Baby Tonight" hit the top-ten in several major markets, including Greece (#1), Iceland (#1), Italy (#1), Belgium (#2), Canada (#2), Finland (#2), Austria (#3), Norway (#3), France (#4), Switzerland (#4), Germany (#5) and United Kingdom (#5). After having charted ten top-ten hits (and seven consecutive number-one's) on the "Billboard" Hot 100, Houston continued her chart momentum as "I'm Your Baby Tonight" would become her 11th top-ten hit and eighth  number-one single. The single had an impressive debut at number 42 the week of October 20, 1990. Six weeks later it hit the number-one spot, ending Mariah Carey's three-week run at the top with "Love Takes Time". "I'm Your Baby Tonight" spent one week at number-one, being knocked off by Stevie B's "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)". It also reached number-one on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for two weeks. "I'm Your Baby Tonight" was Houston's eighth number-one single on the "Billboard" Hot 100 , sixth number-one single on the "Billboard" Hot 100 Airplay chart and fourth number-one single on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Music video. The video, directed by Julien Temple, features an edgier, rougher version of Houston – very different from in videos such as "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" – paying homage to the sounds of black music that have helped define her sound, paying tribute in simulation of the Harlem Renaissance (with Houston as Marlene Dietrich in "Morocco"), Motown (most notably The Supremes as Houston uses cloning imagery to  create two clones of herself), and Hollywood's Golden Age (with Houston dressed as Audrey Hepburn in "Funny Face"), finally returning to the present day by the video's end. Two versions of the video exist; one uses the single edit of the song, and the other is the album version; Houston's greatest-hits compilations have usually used the album version. "I'm Your Baby Tonight" (Remix) Producer – Remix, Producer, Additional Production – Yvonne Turner. "I'm Knockin'" Producer – Rickey Minor, Whitney Houston; Vocal Arrangement – BeBe Winans, Whitney Houston. "Feel So Good" Producer, Arranged By – Narada Michael Walden; Vocal Arrangement  By – Narada Michael Walden, Whitney Houston.