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| Released = May 1974
| Released = May 1974
| Format = [[7 inch single]]
| Format = [[7 inch single]]
| Genre = [[Disco]]
| Genre = [[Disco]], [[Soul music|soul]]
| Length = 3:14 (7" version)
| Length = 3:14 (7" version) 6:24 (album version)
6:24 (album version)
| Label = [[TK Records]]
| Label = [[TK Records]]
| Writer = [[Harry Wayne Casey]], [[Richard Finch (musician)|Richard Finch]]
| Writer = [[Harry Wayne Casey]], [[Richard Finch (musician)|Richard Finch]]

Revision as of 23:05, 5 September 2011

"Rock Your Baby"
Song
B-side"Rock Your Baby (Part 2)"

"Rock Your Baby" is a popular song by George McCrae. Written and produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch of KC and the Sunshine Band, "Rock Your Baby" was one of the landmark recordings of early disco music. A massive international hit, the song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States, spending two weeks at the top in July 1974, number one on the R&B singles chart,[1] and repeating the feat on the UK singles chart, spending three weeks at the top of the chart in July 1974. It is one of the fewer than thirty all-time singles to have sold 10 million (or more) copies worldwide.[citation needed]

The backing track for the record had been recorded in 45 minutes as a demo, and featured guitarist Jerome Smith (June 18, 1953 – July 28, 2000)[2] of KC and the Sunshine Band. The track was not originally intended for McCrae, but he happened to be in the studio, added a vocal, and the resultant combination of infectious rhythm and falsetto vocals made it a hit.

"Rock Your Baby" inspired the drum part in the ABBA hit "Dancing Queen".[citation needed]

The hit song later inspired a reply hit "Rockin' Chair" sung by Gwen McCrae then-wife of George McCrae released one year later on TK's Cat subsidiary label with similar music and arrangement.

The song has been covered by Italian singer Spagna on her 2004 album L'arte di arrangiarsi.

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 389.
  2. ^ Obituary at [1][dead link]
Preceded by Billboard Hot Soul Singles number-one single
July 6–13, 1974
Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
July 13–20, 1974
Succeeded by
Preceded by UK number-one single
July 27, 1974 (3 weeks)
Succeeded by