"Baby You're Mine" is a song by
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
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singer
Basia
Barbara Stanisława Trzetrzelewska (Polish: , born 30 September 1954), better known as Basia, is a Polish singer-songwriter and recording artist noted for her Latin-inspired jazz-pop music. She began singing professionally in various Polish ban ...
from her second studio album ''
London Warsaw New York
''London Warsaw New York'' is the second solo studio album by Polish-born singer–songwriter Basia, released in February 1990 by Epic Records. It spawned one of Basia's biggest hits, " Cruising for Bruising".
Overview
The album's title was insp ...
'' released in 1990. The track was written and produced by Basia Trzetrzelewska and
Danny White
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, and is a mid-tempo
bossa nova-influenced composition. It served as the first single from ''London Warsaw New York'' and was a minor chart success.
Music video
The
music video
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for the song was directed by
Nick Morris
Nick Morris is a British film maker better known for directing music videos in the 1980's.
Career
Nick Morris began writing and making amateur films at school, one of which was shown at the NFT. His professional career began in the 1980s with ...
and was intended to be a homage to
Audrey Hepburn in ''
Breakfast at Tiffany's''. It pictures Basia wearing glamorous outfits, browsing a magazine on a sofa and performing dance routines surrounded by male dancers dressed in suits. The video was released on Basia's
VHS/
LaserDisc ''A New Day'' in 1990 and on a bonus
DVD
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included in the special edition of her album ''
It's That Girl Again'' in 2009.
Track listings
*7" single/CD single
:A. "Baby You're Mine" – 3:34
:B. "Masquerade" – 4:32
*12" single/CD single
:A. "Baby You're Mine" (Berimbau Mix) – 5:38
:B1. "Masquerade" – 4:32
:B2. "
Promises" (Justin Strauss US Remix) – 4:00
*CD
maxi single
A maxi single or maxi-single (sometimes abbreviated to MCD or CDM) is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an A-side song and a B-side song.
The first maxi singles
Mungo Jerry's first single, " In the Summertime" was t ...
# "Baby You're Mine" – 3:36
# "Masquerade" – 4:34
# "Promises" (Justin Strauss US Remix) – 4:02
# "Baby You're Mine" (Instrumental) – 3:36
*CD maxi single
# "Baby You're Mine" – 3:36
# "Run for Cover" (Extended Remix) – 5:30
# "Copernicus" – 3:53
# "Baby You're Mine" (Street Version) – 3:29
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
The official Basia website
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1990 singles
1990 songs
Basia songs
Bossa nova songs
Epic Records singles
Songs written by Danny White (musician)
Songs written by Basia