My Baby Loves Me (Just the Way That I Am)
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| "My Baby Loves Me (Just the Way That I Am)" | ||||
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| Single by Patricia Conroy | ||||
| from the album Bad Day for Trains | ||||
| Released | May 1992 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Canada | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gretchen Peters | |||
| Producer(s) | Pat McMakin Randall Prescott | |||
| Patricia Conroy singles chronology | ||||
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"My Baby Loves Me (Just the Way That I Am)" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters. The song was first recorded by Canadian country music singer Patricia Conroy on her 1992 album, Bad Day for Trains. Her version was released in May 1992 as the first single from her album and peaked at number 8 on the RPM Top Country Tracks chart.
Martina McBride version[edit]
| "My Baby Loves Me" | ||||
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| Single by Martina McBride | ||||
| from the album The Way That I Am | ||||
| B-side | "A Woman Knows"[1] | |||
| Released | July 12, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:36 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gretchen Peters | |||
| Producer(s) | Paul Worley, Ed Seay, Martina McBride | |||
| Martina McBride singles chronology | ||||
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Martina McBride covered the song in 1993 under the title of "My Baby Loves Me". Her rendition was released in July 1993 as the first single from her 1993 album The Way That I Am and reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of December 4, 1993.
McBride's version includes slide guitar and six-string bass riffs from Paul Worley, who criticized his own performance on them and said that they "somehow never got erased".[2]
Personnel[edit]
- Joe Chemay – bass guitar
- Dan Dugmore – electric guitar
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Mary Ann Kennedy – backing vocals
- Martina McBride – lead and backing vocals
- Steve Nathan – keyboards
- Pam Rose – backing vocals
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Paul Worley – electric and acoustic guitars
Music video[edit]
A music video was filmed for this version of the song. It was directed by Steven Goldmann.
Chart performance[edit]
Patricia Conroy[edit]
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 8 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (1992) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 90 |
Martina McBride[edit]
| Chart (1993–1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 2 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (1993) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] | 55 |
| Chart (1994) | Position |
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8] | 20 |
References[edit]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Greatest Hits (CD booklet). Martina McBride. RCA Records. 2001. 67012.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2017." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 1, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2331." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
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