"Baby You're Mine" is a song by
Polish singer
Basia
Barbara Stanisława "Basia" Trzetrzelewska (; born 30 September 1954), better known mononymously as Basia, is a Polish singer-songwriter and recording artist noted for her Latin-inspired jazz-pop music.
She began singing professionally in vari ...
from her second studio album ''
London Warsaw New York'' released in 1990. The track was written and produced by Basia Trzetrzelewska and
Danny White, 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 "Baby You're Mine" was directed by
Nick Morris and was intended to be a homage to
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Kathleen Hepburn ( Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress. Recognised as a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend from the Classical Holly ...
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
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Ma ...
/
LaserDisc
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''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
''It's That Girl Again'' is the fourth solo studio album by Polish singer Basia Trzetrzelewska, Basia, released on 11 March 2009 by Koch Records. It is her first studio album in fifteen years since 1994's ''The Sweetest Illusion''.
Overview
''I ...
'' in 2009.
Critical reception
David Giles of ''
Music Week
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History
Founded in 1959 as ''Record Retailer'', it relaunched on 18 March 1972 as ''Music We ...
'' deemed "Baby You're Mine" an "excellent song, which retains the Latin rhythms and sumptuous harmonies of before, but pushes the pop melody to the forefront". By contrast, Lisa Tilston of ''
Record Mirror
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'' stated that "Basia has a lovely voice but... she wastes her talent on slush like this – electric organ-type backing and Copocabana lyrics". When reviewing the parent album, Nick Duerden of the same magazine underlined the song he deemed "pleasant in a hummable sort of way", but with "sickly lyrics".
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
# "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
Music videos directed by Nick Morris
Songs written by Danny White (musician)
Songs written by Basia