Please, Please Baby
| "Please, Please Baby" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Dwight Yoakam | ||||
| from the album Hillbilly Deluxe | ||||
| B-side | "Throughout All Time" | |||
| Released | November 2, 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | Reprise 28174 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dwight Yoakam | |||
| Producer(s) | Pete Anderson | |||
| Dwight Yoakam singles chronology | ||||
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"Please, Please Baby" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in November 1987 as the third single from his album Hillbilly Deluxe. It peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 2 on the Canadian RPM country singles chart.[1] This song was reprised by Dwight on his live album, Dwight Live and on the acoustic album dwightyoakamacoustic.net.
Content[edit]
"Please, Please Baby" is an upbeat apologetic song after a breakup, in which this obsessive narrator who made a mistake in a relationship with his lover, pleads for his lover for her to return and he promises to try to be a better person. And he tells his lover that if she returns home he will behave appropriately.
Music video[edit]
The live performance music video, taken from the 1995 album Dwight Live, was directed by Bud Schaetzle, and premiered in mid-1995.
Chart performance[edit]
| Chart (1987-1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 6 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (1988) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3] | 29 |
References[edit]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Dwight Yoakam Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Top 100 Country Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988. p. 15.