"My Baby Loves Me (Just the Way That I Am)" is a song written by American singer-songwriter
Gretchen Peters. The song was first recorded by Canadian
country music singer
Patricia Conroy on her 1992 album, ''
Bad Day for Trains
''Bad Day for Trains'' is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer-songwriter Patricia Conroy, and was released in 1992 by Warner Music Canada. The album was named Album of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association in 199 ...
''. Her version was released in May 1992 as the first single from her album and peaked at number 8 on the ''RPM'' Top Country Tracks chart.
Martina McBride version
Martina McBride covered the song in 1993 under the title of "My Baby Loves Me". Her rendition was released in July 1993 as the first single from her 1993 album ''
The Way That I Am'' and reached number-one on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart. The song peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard''
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States.
This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...
chart for the week of December 4, 1993.
McBride's version includes slide guitar and six-string bass riffs from
Paul Worley, who criticized his own performance on them and said that they "somehow never got erased".
Personnel
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Joe Chemay – bass guitar
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Dan Dugmore – electric guitar
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Dann Huff – electric guitar
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Mary Ann Kennedy – backing vocals
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Martina McBride – lead and backing vocals
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Steve Nathan – keyboards
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Pam Rose – backing vocals
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Lonnie Wilson – drums
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Paul Worley – electric and acoustic guitars
Music video
A music video was filmed for this version of the song. It was directed by
Steven Goldmann.
Chart performance
Patricia Conroy
Year-end charts
Martina McBride
Year-end charts
References
1992 singles
1993 singles
Patricia Conroy songs
Martina McBride songs
Songs written by Gretchen Peters
Song recordings produced by Paul Worley
Warner Records singles
RCA Records Nashville singles
Music videos directed by Steven Goldmann
1992 songs
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