Baby Let Me Take You Home
The Animals
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Baby can I take you home Baby let me take you home I'll love you all my life You can bet I'll treat you right If you just let me take you home Baby can I dance with you Baby can I dance with you I'll do anything in this God-almighty world If you just let me dance with you Baby let me take you home Baby let me take you home I'll love you all my life You can bet I'll treat you right If you just let me take you home Well when I saw you baby I couldn't ignore you And I wanted you for my girl And when you said "Yeah!" I just couldn't care about Anybody else in this world You smiled at me Baby now I could see My life was planned out ahead You took my hand And it felt so good And this is what you said Baby won't you be my man Baby won't you be my man Yes I'll be your man And I'll do the best I can I want to be your man It's alright, it's alright! It's alright, it's alright! It's alright, it's alright!
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Written by: BERT RUSSELL, WES FARRELL
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., MORRIS MUSIC, INC.
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10 facts about this song
Release Information"Baby Let Me Take You Home" was the debut single by the famous English rock band, The Animals. It was released on March 10, 1964.
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Chart PerformanceThe song reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart, shot The Animals to fame, and laid the groundwork for their following hit "House of the Rising Sun."
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Artist ContributionThe song was a group effort, with Eric Burdon on vocals, Hilton Valentine on guitar, Chas Chandler on Bass, Alan Price on keyboards, and John Steel on drums.
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Production FactsMickie Most, a prominent figure in British rock and pop of the 1960s and 1970s, was the producer for "Baby Let Me Take You Home."
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Cover VersionThe song is essentially a rewrite of the folk standard "Baby Let Me Follow You Down," which had been popularized by Bob Dylan.
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Song Length"Baby Let Me Take You Home" has a running time of 2 minutes and 20 seconds, typical of many pop songs of the time.
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Compilation AlbumsThe song can be found on several compilation albums such as "The Best of The Animals" (1987) and "The Most of Animals" (1991).
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Music StyleThe song is characterized by a bluesy rock style with a strong and bouncy rhythm, representing an early example of the British blues boom of the mid-1960s.
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LegacyDespite not being as big a hit as other Animals songs, "Baby Let Me Take You Home" remains a significant part of the group's debut and is beloved by many fans.
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Song LyricsThe lyrics of "Baby Let Me Take You Home" express a straightforward yet earnest romantic plea, a common theme in pop and rock songs of the period.
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