Baby (Angie Stone song)

"Baby" is a song by American recording artist Angie Stone. It was written by Stone along with Corey "Co-T" Tatum and Kevin "5 Star" Norton for her fourth studio album, The Art of Love & War (2007), while production was helmed by Tatum and Noton 5 Star. The song is built around a sample of "Give Me Your Love (Love Song)" by Curtis Mayfield. Due to the inclusion of the sample, Mayfield is also credited as a songwriter. It served as the album's first single as well as Stone's debut released with Stax Records. "Baby" became her second song to reach the top of Billboard's Adult R&B Songs in the United States.

"Baby"
Single by Angie Stone featuring Betty Wright
from the album The Art of Love & War
Released	2007
Genre	R&B soul
Length	4:50
Label	Stax
Songwriter(s)	Angie Stone Corey Tatum Kevin Norton Curtis Mayfield
Producer(s)	5 Star Co-T
Angie Stone singles chronology
"I Wasn't Kidding" (2005) "Baby" (2007) "Sometimes" (2008)

Track listings

Promo CD single[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Baby" (Radio Edit)	4:21
2.	"Baby" (Album Version)	4:24
3.	"Baby" (Instrumental)	4:53
4.	"Baby" (Acappella)	4:24

Personnel

Alex Al – bass guitar Michael Butler – guitar Khaliq "Khaliq-O-Vision" Glover – mixing Jon Nettlesbey – mixing Rex Rideout – piano

Angie Stone – vocals Diamond Stone – backing vocals Tianna Vallen – backing vocals Betty Wright – vocals

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2007) Peak position US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[2] 3 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 22

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[4] 18

References

1. "Promo CD Single". Discogs. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
2. "Angie Stone Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
3. "Angie Stone Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
4. "2007 Year End Chart: ADULT R&B SONGS". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

External links

• Angie Stone discography at Discogs