Baby, Come to Me

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"Baby, Come to Me" is a 1982 R&B duet by James Ingram and Patti Austin that became a major hit and one of Ingram’s signature songs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
albumArtist Patti Austin NERFINISHED
associatedAct Quincy Jones NERFINISHED
associatedWithTVShow General Hospital NERFINISHED
chartAchievement Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
chartPeakPosition 1 on Billboard Adult Contemporary chart
1 on Billboard Hot 100
top 10 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
composer Rod Temperton NERFINISHED
countryOfRelease United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1980s
duetWith James Ingram NERFINISHED
Patti Austin NERFINISHED
featuredOnAlbum Every Home Should Have One NERFINISHED
genre R&B
soul
hasBside How Do You Keep the Music Playing? NERFINISHED
hasFormat 12-inch single
7-inch single
hasInstrumentation background vocals
bass guitar
drums
keyboards
synthesizers
hasTheme romantic love
language English
length approximately 3 minutes 30 seconds
lyricist Rod Temperton NERFINISHED
musicStyle smooth R&B ballad
notableFor becoming a major hit after exposure on the soap opera General Hospital
performer James Ingram NERFINISHED
Patti Austin NERFINISHED
popularIn Canada NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
producer Quincy Jones NERFINISHED
recordLabel Qwest Records NERFINISHED
Warner Bros. Records
releaseYear 1982
signatureSongOf James Ingram NERFINISHED
Patti Austin NERFINISHED
songWriterCollaboration Rod Temperton and Quincy Jones NERFINISHED
vocalist James Ingram NERFINISHED
Patti Austin NERFINISHED
vocalType male–female duet

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James Ingram notableWork Baby, Come to Me