Rockin' Roll Baby (song)

"Rockin' Roll Baby" is a song written by Linda Creed and Thom Bell and performed by The Stylistics. It reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart, #6 on the UK Singles Chart, #14 on the U.S. pop chart, #44 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, and #57 on the Canadian pop chart in 1974. It was featured on their 1973 album Rockin' Roll Baby.

The song was arranged and produced by Thom Bell. Lead vocals are by Russell Thompkins, Jr.

The song ranked #96 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1974.

Lyrical content
The narrator, a hard-working touring musician, describes his infant son, a child prodigy, who was "born in a theater in Bluefield, West Virginia". Although only a toddler, "Little Joey" has great singing talent and has a "funky walk in his little orthopedic shoes." The musician is successful and buys a house in Beverly Hills, attributing his success to the child.

Other versions

 * The Fleshtones released a version of the song on their 1999 album Hitsburg Revisited.