Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley

"Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby)" is a song by American dance-pop band Will to Power. The song combines elements of two previously recorded rock songs: "Baby, I Love Your Way", a number-12 Billboard Hot 100 hit from 1976 by British-born singer Peter Frampton,[1] and "Free Bird" by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, which reached number 19 on the Hot 100 chart in 1975.[2] Suzi Carr is the female vocalist [3] and a producer for the song.[4]

"Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley"
US retail cassette single
Single by Will to Power
from the album Will to Power
B-side"Anti-Social"
ReleasedAugust 1988
Recorded1987, 1988
Genre
Length4:07
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bob Rosenberg
Will to Power singles chronology
"Say It's Gonna Rain"
(1988)		 "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley"
(1988)		 "Fading Away"
(1989)

The medley spent one week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, on the issue dated December 3, 1988. It also peaked at number two on the Billboard adult contemporary chart. Internationally, the song topped the Norwegian Singles Chart for seven weeks, spent a week at number one in Canada, and reached the top 20 in Australia, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. In March and April 2009, VH1 ran a countdown of the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s, placing it at number 97 on the countdown despite the group having another US top-10 hit in 1991 with a cover version of the 1975 10cc hit "I'm Not in Love."

Track listing

Netherlands 12-inch single

No.TitleLength
1."Baby I Love Your Way / Freebird"4:07
2."Anti-Social"4:20
3."Say It's Gonna Rain"3:53

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1988–1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 20
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 22
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 1
Canada (The Record)[8] 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 23
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 18
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 26
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 6
Norway (VG-lista)[14] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[17] 2

Year-end charts
Chart (1989) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 9

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[19] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also
  • List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1988

References
  1. "Peter Frampton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. "Lynyrd Skynyrd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  3. "Suzi Carr in Australian Charts - Will to Power – Baby I Love Your Way - Free Bird (Australian-charts.com)".
  4. "Producers for Will to Power – Baby I Love Your Way - Free Bird (Australian-charts.com)".
  5. "Australian-charts.com – Will to Power – Baby I Love Your Way - Free Bird". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Will to Power – Baby I Love Your Way - Free Bird" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  7. "RPM 100 Singles – January 14, 1989" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49 no. 11. January 14, 1989. p. 6. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  8. "Canadian Singles Chart from Nanda Lwin; Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide (2000)"
  9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6 no. 4. January 28, 1989. p. 31. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Will to Power – Baby I Love Your Way - Free Bird". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  11. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Baby I Love Your Way". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Will to Power – Baby I Love Your Way - Free Bird" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. "Charts.nz – Will to Power – Baby I Love Your Way - Free Bird". Top 40 Singles.
  14. "Norwegiancharts.com – Will to Power – Baby I Love Your Way - Free Bird". VG-lista.
  15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  16. "Will to Power Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  17. "Will to Power Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  18. "1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 101 no. 51. December 23, 1989. p. Y-22. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  19. "American single certifications – Will to Power – Baby I Love Your Way". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 29, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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