Baby Won't You Please Come Home

"Baby Won't You Please Come Home" is a blues song written by Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams in 1919. The song's authorship is disputed; Warfield claims that he was the sole composer of the song.

The song has been covered by many musicians and has become a jazz standard. The first hit version was Bessie Smith's 1923 recording, which stayed on the charts for four weeks peaking at No. 6.

Renditions

 * Bessie Smith (1923)
 * Clarence Williams' Blue Five (1927)
 * George Thomas with McKinney's Cotton Pickers (1930)
 * Clarence Williams and His Orchestra (1930)
 * Clarence Williams and His Jazz Kings (1931)
 * The Mills Brothers (1932)
 * Django Reinhardt (1937)
 * Lionel Hampton (1938)
 * Louis Armstrong (1939)
 * Count Basie Orchestra (1944)
 * Bing Crosby with Eddie Heywood, recorded August 9, 1945.
 * Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1945)
 * Jo Stafford with the Nat King Cole Trio (1946)
 * Sidney Bechet & His Feetwarmers (1949)
 * Ray Charles (1952)
 * Jack Teagarden (1954)
 * Frank Sinatra - included in his album Where Are You? (1957)
 * Louis Prima with Keely Smith (1957)
 * Billie Holiday (1959)
 * Ricky Nelson (1960) - More Songs by Ricky
 * Della Reese (1960)
 * Ella Fitzgerald on her 1961 Verve release Ella in Hollywood
 * Ann-Margret (1961)
 * Sam Cooke (1962)
 * Sarah Vaughan (1962)
 * Dinah Washington - Drinking Again (1962)
 * Al Hirt (1962) on his album, Horn A-Plenty
 * Miles Davis - Seven Steps to Heaven (1963)
 * Dean Martin on his albums Dream with Dean (1964) and The Dean Martin TV Show (1966)
 * Carol Channing on her album Carol Channing Entertains (1965)
 * Gloria Lynne (1965)
 * Julie London - Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (1967)
 * James Booker - Junco Partner (1976)
 * James Booker - Gonzo James Booker Live 1976 (1967)
 * Coco Briaval (France 1999 album Minor Swing)
 * David Sanborn - Only Everything (2010)
 * Elisabeth Bougerol (2011) with The Hot Sardines Band
 * Kathy Hampson's Free Elastic Band
 * Leon Redbone

Film appearances

 * 1945 That's the Spirit - performed by Johnny Coy and Peggy Ryan.
 * 1986 Act of Vengeance
 * 2008 Igor - performed by Louis Prima.
 * 2018 Rendezvous in Chicago - performed by Eva Taylor