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"Baby Jane" is a 1983 song by British singer
Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...
. It was a significant hit worldwide and remains his final UK number one single to date.


Background

Written by Rod Stewart and Jay Davis and produced by Stewart,
Tom Dowd Thomas John Dowd (October 20, 1925 – October 27, 2002) was an American recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. He was credited with innovating the multitrack recording method. Dowd worked on a veritable "who's who" of recordings ...
, George Cutko and
Jim Cregan James Cregan (born 9 March 1946) is an English rock guitarist and bassist, best known for his associations with Family, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart. Cregan is a former husband of the singer Linda Lewis and worked with her as a r ...
, the song was the lead single from his '' Body Wishes'' album and was his most successful single since "
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", also written "Da' Ya' Think I'm Sexy", is a song by British singer Rod Stewart from his ninth studio album, ''Blondes Have More Fun'' (1978). It was written by Stewart, Carmine Appice and Duane Hitchings, though it inc ...
" in 1978.


Chart performance

"Baby Jane" peaked at No. 1 in the UK, remaining at the top of the chart for three weeks. In the US, the song was also a big hit, peaking at no. 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The single also charted highly in Australia, peaking at no. 10.


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See also

* List of European number-one hits of 1983 *
List of number-one hits of 1983 (Germany) This is a list of the German ''Media Control'' Top 100 Singles Chart number-ones of 1983. References German Singles Chart Archives from 1956 {{Germanhits 1983 in Germany Germany 1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of th ...
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List of number-one singles of 1983 (Ireland) This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1983. *22 Number Ones *Most weeks at No. 1 (song): "Words" - F. R. David (5) *Most weeks at No. 1 (artist): The Police (7) *Most No. 1s: The Police, Paul Youn ...
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List of number-one singles of 1983 (Spain) This is a list of the Spanish Singles number-ones of 1983. Chart history See also * 1983 in music *List of number-one hits (Spain) * List of number-one singles of the 1980s in Spain References {{Spanish number-one hits 1983 The year 19 ...
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List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s The UK Singles Chart is the official record chart in the United Kingdom. Until 1983, it was compiled weekly by the British Market Research Bureau (BMRB) on behalf of the British record industry with a two-week break each Christmas. The BMRB used ...


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