"Baby, I Love Your Way" is a song written and performed by English singer

Peter Frampton Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950) is an English-American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who rose to prominence as a member of the rock bands the Herd and Humble Pie. Later in his career, Frampton found significant success as a s ...

, released as a single in September 1975. It first featured on Frampton's fourth album, '' Frampton'' (1975), where it segues from the previous track "Nassau". A live version of the song was later released on his 1976 multi-platinum album '' Frampton Comes Alive!'', where it gained popularity as a hit song, peaking at number 12 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Whitburn, Joel (2004). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications) It also reached number three in Canada. ''

Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertis ...

'' described the live version as an "easy rocker" and said that the portion of the song where Frampton sings the title lyrics made "an effective hook." ''

Cash Box ''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', is an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazine'', an online ...

'' called it "an excellent tune" explaining that "primarily, this is an acoustic tune, and Frampton sings with sensitivity over the soft backing." ''

Record World ''Record World'' magazine was one of three major weekly music industry trade magazines in the United States, with ''Billboard'' and '' Cashbox''. It was founded in 1946 as ''Music Vendor''. In 1964, it was changed to ''Record World'' under the ...

'' said that although the studio single released the prior year didn't sell well, "this single is...headed for the top." In 2017, Frampton discussed this song while talking to lawmakers in

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...

about inequitable revenue payments from streaming music services like

iTunes iTunes is a media player, media library, and mobile device management (MDM) utility developed by Apple. It is used to purchase, play, download and organize digital multimedia on personal computers running the macOS and Windows operating s ...

and

Spotify Spotify (; ) is a List of companies of Sweden, Swedish Music streaming service, audio streaming and media service provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. , it is one of the largest providers of music streaming services ...

. "For 55 million streams of 'Baby I Love Your Way', I got $1,700," said Frampton. "Their jaws dropped and they asked me to repeat that for them."

Track listing

* 7-inch single – United States (1975) # "Baby, I Love Your Way" – 3:17 (Edited from the LP version that runs 4:43) # "(I'll Give You) Money" – 4:35

Live version

* 7-inch single – United States (1976) # "Baby, I Love Your Way" – 3:28 (Edited from the LP version that runs 4:43) # "It's a Plain Shame" – 4:21

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Will to Power version

The American neo-disco group

Will to Power The will to power () is a concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. The will to power describes what Nietzsche may have believed to be the main driving force in humans. However, the concept was never systematically defined in Nietzsche's ...

recorded a medley of "Baby, I Love Your Way" and " Free Bird", which reached No. 1 in the US.

Big Mountain version

American reggae/pop band Big Mountain released a cover of "Baby, I Love Your Way" in February 1994, which appeared on the soundtrack of the film '' Reality Bites'', starring

Winona Ryder Winona Laura Horowitz (born ), known professionally as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. Having come to attention playing quirky characters in the late 1980s, she achieved success with her more dramatic performances in the 1990s. Ryder's L ...

Ethan Hawke Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor, author, and film director. He made his film debut in ''Explorers (film), Explorers'' (1985), before making a breakthrough performance in ''Dead Poets Society'' (1989). Hawke starr ...

and

Ben Stiller Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known for his blend of slapstick humor and sharp wit, Stiller rose to fame through comedies such as ''There's Something About Mary'' (1998), ' ...

. This version, released via

Giant In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: ''wiktionary:gigas, gigas'', cognate wiktionary:giga-, giga-) are beings of humanoid appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance. The word ''gia ...

RCA RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded in 1919 as the Radio Corporation of America. It was initially a patent pool, patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Westinghou ...

and BMG, achieved major worldwide success, reaching number six on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number two on the UK Singles Chart. The single reached the top 10 in many countries across Europe, including topping the charts of Denmark, Spain, and Sweden. It also reached the top five in Australia and New Zealand, as well as in Canada, where it peaked at number two. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Matti Leshem and premiered in April 1994.

Critical reception

Larry Flick Larry Flick is an American journalist, former dance music columnist, single reviewer, and Senior Talent Editor for ''Billboard'' magazine, where he worked for 14 years. Now he produces and hosts Sirius XM radio shows. Flick started in the musi ...

from ''

'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it an "earthy rendition" that is "right in the pocket of current trends." Dr. Bayyan from ''

'' wrote, "This song deals with the beauty of the subject that the group is focusing on. The lyrics are very intense and spiritual and are enhanced by the raw string and wind instruments which captivate the imagination." Fell and Rufer from the ''

Gavin Report The ''Gavin Report'' was a San Francisco-based radio industry trade publication. The publication was founded by radio performer Bill Gavin in 1958. Its Top 40 listings were used for many years by programmers to decide content of programs. The ...

'' noted that this cover "has teeth" and "could be big." Pan-European magazine ''

Music & Media ''Music & Media'' was a pan-European magazine for radio, music and entertainment. It was published for the first time in 1984 as ''Eurotipsheet'', but in 1986 it changed name to ''Music & Media''. It was originally based in Amsterdam, but later m ...

'' commented, "Another '70s pop classic has come out of the

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...

grinder to enjoy its second youth in the '90s.

wrote it, not knowing that one day it would appear in the '' Reality Bites'' film." Alan Jones from ''

Music Week ''Music Week'' is a trade publication for the UK record industry distributed via a website and a monthly print magazine. It is published by Future. History Founded in 1959 as ''Record Retailer'', it relaunched on 18 March 1972 as ''Music We ...

'' gave it a score of four out of five, adding that "this is a lightweight reggae cover", and it "is definitely in a summery mood." In ''

Smash Hits ''Smash Hits'' was a British music magazine aimed at young adults, originally published by EMAP. It ran from 1978 to 2006, and, after initially appearing monthly, was issued fortnightly during most of that time. The name survived as a brand ...

'', it was named Best New Single with five out of five by E.Y.C..

Track listing

* CD single – Europe (1994) # "Baby, I Love Your Way" – 4:28 # "Baby, I Love Your Way" (6 Point 6 on the Richter Scale mix) – 6:54 # "Baby, te quiero a tí" – 4:40

Personnel

* Quino – lead and backing vocals * Tony Chin – guitar * Warren Hill – also saxophone *

Abraham Laboriel Abraham Laboriel López (born July 17, 1947) is a Mexican-American bassist who has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks. ''Guitar Player'' magazine called him "the most widely used session bassist of our time". Laboriel is the fathe ...

– bass guitar *

Aaron Zigman Aaron Zigman (born January 6, 1963) is a classically trained American composer, producer, arranger, songwriter, and musician who has scored music for films including '' The Notebook'', '' The Company Men'', '' Bridge to Terabithia'', '' John Q. ...

– rhythm track arrangement, programming, and keyboards * John Goux – acoustic guitar * Steve Forman – percussion * John Robinson, Abraham Laboriel, Jr. – drums *

Larry Williams Lawrence Eugene Williams (May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist from New Orleans. He is best known for writing and recording some rock and roll classics from 1957 to ...

– flute, tenor saxophone *

Jerry Hey Jerry Hey (born 1950) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Michael Jackson's '' Thriller'', '' Rock with Y ...

– trumpet * Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone * Erik Hansen – additional programming * James McWhinney – background vocals *

Ron Fair Ronald Fair is an American record producer, record executive, musical arranger, recording engineer and conductor. A traditional record producer since 1970, Fair has been credited with orchestral production work on several commercially success ...

– producer, arranger, engineer, "

Duane Eddy Duane Eddy (April 26, 1938 – April 30, 2024) was an American guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had a string of hit records produced by Lee Hazlewood which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" guitar sound, including ...

" guitar *

Tom Lord-Alge Tom Lord-Alge (born January 17, 1962) is an American music engineer and mixer. He began his career at Unique Recording in New York. Subsequently, he was the resident mixer at what used to be known as "South Beach Studios", located on the ground ...

– mixing * Dave Betancourt – assistant mix engineer * Jeff Aldrich – executive producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Walter Jackson version

American

soul The soul is the purported Mind–body dualism, immaterial aspect or essence of a Outline of life forms, living being. It is typically believed to be Immortality, immortal and to exist apart from the material world. The three main theories that ...

ballad A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of Great Britain and Ireland from the Late Middle Ages until the 19th century. They were widely used across Eur ...

singer Walter Jackson released a cover of the song in 1977. It reached number 19 on the US R&B chart.Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 219.

References

{{Authority control 1975 songs 1976 singles 1994 singles 1970s ballads Peter Frampton songs Big Mountain (band) songs A&M Records singles Bertelsmann Music Group singles British soft rock songs European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles Giant Records (Warner) singles Live singles Morissette (singer) songs Number-one singles in Denmark Number-one singles in Norway Number-one singles in Sweden Pop ballads Rock ballads RCA Records singles Song recordings produced by Peter Frampton Songs written by Peter Frampton