Baby I Know

Baby I Know is the fifth studio album by the English band The Rubettes. It was released on the State Records label in April 1977.[1]

Baby I Know
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1977
GenrePop rock, rock & roll, Country rock
Length38:33
49:51 (with bonus tracks)
LabelState Records/Polydor Records
ProducerThe Rubettes, Alan Blakley
The Rubettes chronology
Sign Of The Times
(1976)
Baby I Know
(1977)
Sometime In Oldchurch
(1978)

The album contained five singles,[1] three UK and two non-UK,[2] including the band's two last charting UK singles - "Under One Roof" and "Baby I Know".[3]

In 1992, Dice Records (France) released the Rubettes' fifth and sixth albums (Baby I Know and Sometime In Oldchurch) as a double CD set.[4] In 2015, Caroline Records released the album Baby I Know, with three bonus tracks, as part of a box CD set of the Rubettes' first five studio albums.[5]

Track listing

Side 1
  1. "Summertime Rock'n'Roll" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 3:02
  2. "Baby I Know" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 4:18
  3. "I'm In Love With You" (Mick Clarke) - 4:25
  4. "Ooh La La" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 3:35
  5. "Ladies Of Laredo" (John Richardson, Alan Williams, Mick Clarke, Tony Thorpe) - 5:38
Side 2
  1. "Rock'n'Roll Lady" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 2:58
  2. "Allez Oop" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 3:10
  3. "I Wanna Be Loved" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 4:13
  4. "Under One Roof" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 4:28
  5. "Rock'n'Roll Queen" (D Branch, Peter Richardson) - 2:46[6]

2015 CD bonus tracks

Rubettes:

11. "Ladies Of Laredo (Radio Version)" (John Richardson, Alan Williams, Mick Clarke, Tony Thorpe) - 4:22

Richards'n'Williams*:

12. "Married" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 4:02
13. "Who Makes The World Go Round?" (John Richardson, Alan Williams) - 2:54[5]
*Produced by Alan Blakley[7]
NB: Bonus track times taken from 2015 CD

UK Singles

1. "Under One Roof" b/w "Sign Of The Times" - August 1976 - UK #40[8][9]
2. "Baby I Know" b/w "Dancing In The Rain" - January 1977 - UK #10[1][9]
3. "Ladies Of Laredo" b/w "I'm In Love With You" - April 1977[1]

Non-UK Singles

1. "Allez Oop" b/w "Rock'n'Roll Queen" - September 1976[8]
2. "Ooh La La" b/w "Ladies Of Laredo" - March 1977[1]

Bonus Tracks Single

Bonus tracks 12 & 13 were also released together on the following single:
* "Married" b/w "Who Makes The World Go Round?" (as Richards'n'Williams) - February 1977[7]

Rubettes Personnel

  • Mick Clarke
  • John Richardson
  • Tony Thorpe
  • Alan Williams[10]

Publishers (Including Bonus Tracks)

  • All titles (1-13, including bonus tracks) Arloval Music/Penny Farthing Music/Bucks Music except:
Track 3 (State Music)
Track 10 (Halcyon Music)
Track 11 (Belwin Music/Halcyon Music)[11]

Production & Credits

  • Produced by The Rubettes with Alan Blakley for Gale
  • Recorded at DJM Studios
  • Strings on "Ladies of Laredo" arranged by Brian Rogers
  • Engineer - Mark Jay Wallis
  • Photography - Paul Canty (LFI)
  • Sleeve Design - Bill Smith
  • Artwork - Bob Reed[10]

References

  1. "Rubettes - Discography77". Rubettes.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. "Rubettes Discography - Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. "Rubettes - UK Chart History". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. "Original Albums - 5 & 6". discogs.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  5. "The Rubettes - The Albums 1974-77 - (CD, Box Set) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  6. "Rubettes - Baby I Know". discogs.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  7. "Married - Richards'n'Williams". 45cat.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  8. "Rubettes Discography76". Rubettes.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  9. "Rubettes UK Chart History".
  10. Original album sleeve notes
  11. Sleeve notes 2015 Boxed CD Set Rubettes Albums - 1974-77
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