Baby Jane (song)
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"Baby Jane" was a UK number one single for three weeks in July 1983 for Rod Stewart
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Written by Rod Stewart and Jay Davis and produced by Stewart, Tom Dowd
, George Cutko and Jim Cregan. The song was the lead single from his Body Wishes
album and was his most successful single since "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" in 1978. This was Stewart's sixth and final UK number one single thus far. In the USA, the song was also a big hit, peaking at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100
chart. The single peaked at #10 in Australia.
Belle & Sebastian
performed a cover of this song for their vinyl single "White Collar Boy
".
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
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Written by Rod Stewart and Jay Davis and produced by Stewart, Tom Dowd
Tom Dowd
Tom Dowd was an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. He was credited with innovating the multi-track recording method. Dowd worked on a virtual "who's who" of recordings that encompassed blues, jazz, pop, rock and soul records.- Early years :Born in Manhattan, Dowd grew...
, George Cutko and Jim Cregan. The song was the lead single from his Body Wishes
Body Wishes
Body Wishes is a studio album released by Rod Stewart on June 10, 1983 . It was Stewart’s 12th studio album and was released on Warner Bros. Records . The tracks were recorded and mixed at The Record Plant, Los Angeles...
album and was his most successful single since "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" in 1978. This was Stewart's sixth and final UK number one single thus far. In the USA, the song was also a big hit, peaking at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart. The single peaked at #10 in Australia.
Belle & Sebastian
Belle & Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian are an indie pop band formed in Glasgow in January 1996. Belle and Sebastian are often compared with influential indie bands such as The Smiths, as well as classic acts such as Love, Bob Dylan and Nick Drake. The name Belle & Sebastian comes from Belle et Sébastien, a 1965...
performed a cover of this song for their vinyl single "White Collar Boy
White Collar Boy
"White Collar Boy" is the third single lifted from the Belle & Sebastian's The Life Pursuit. The track was released on 26 June 2006 on Rough Trade Records, and was produced by Tony Hoffer. Despite its mainstream "electro-vibe" appeal, it failed to make the top 40, only scraping in at #45...
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