I Gotta Have My Baby Back

"I Gotta Have My Baby Back"
Song by Floyd Tillman
Released1949
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia

"I Gotta Have My Baby Back" is a country song written and performed by Floyd Tillman. It was recorded in October 1949 and was released on the Columbia label (record no. 20641) with "It Had To Be That Way" as the "B" side. In December 1949, it peaked at No. 4 on Billboard's country and western disc jockeys chart.[1]

The song's lyrics tell of longing for a lost sweetheart. He misses her so much it hurts. He is alone in a tavern as people laugh and dance, and the jukebox plays songs that remind him of her and make him blue.

A jazz-influened cover version by Ella Fitzgerald and The Mills Brothers was rated No. 2 by disc jockeys in December 1949.[2] A cover by Red Foley peaked at No. 10 on the folk Juke box chart in January 1950.[3] Other notable cover versions included performances by Les Paul and Mary Ford,[4] Hank Thompson,[5] Jerry Wayne,[6] Tennessee Ernie Ford,[7] Sonny James,[8] a trio of Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and Ray Price,[9] Glen Campbell,[10] Ray McKinley,[11] Michael Parks,[12] Justin Tubb,[13] and Cindy Church.[14]

Tillman's version of the song also appeared on multiple compilation albums, including "Floyd Tillman's Greatest" (1958),[15] "The Influence" (2004, duet with Ray Price),[16] and "Columbia & RCA Sessions (1946-1957)" (2018).[17]

References

  1. ↑ Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 324. ISBN 0823076326.
  2. ↑ "The Disk Jockeys Pick". Billboard. December 10, 1949. p. 36.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, p. 112.
  4. ↑ "How High the Moon: The Definitive Collection". AllMusic.com. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Five Classic Albums". AllMusic.com. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Jerry Wayne - I Gotta Have My Baby Back". Discogs. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Show Time". AllMusic.com. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  8. ↑ "The Minute You're Gone". AllMusic.com. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Last of the Breed". AllMusic.com. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Duets". AllMusic.com. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  11. ↑ "You Came a Long Way from St. Louis". AllMusic.com. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Coolin' Soup". AllMusic.com. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Rock It Down to My House". AllMusic.com. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Just a Little Rain". AllMusic.com. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Floyd Tillman's Greatest". Discogs. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  16. ↑ "The Influence". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Columbia & RCA Sessions (1946-1957)". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
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