"She's My Baby" is a song by the British–American supergroup the

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and the opening track of their 1990 album '' Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3''. The song was written by all four members of the band –

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and

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– and each of them sing a portion of the track. The song was released as the first

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from the album, although it was only issued as a promotional single in the United States. The lead guitar part is played by

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. The band filmed a music video for the single, which was directed by

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and produced by Limelight Films. The clip shows the four Wilburys and drummer

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performing the track and a snippet of Dylan riding a bike on the set. The single peaked at number 2 on the ''Billboard''

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chart peaking there for three weeks behind " Concrete and Steel" by

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for a week, followed by " Hard to Handle" by

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for two additional weeks.

Track listings

* 7" W9523 / 054391952370, Cassette W9523C / 054391944344 # "She's My Baby" # "New Blue Moon" (instrumental) * CD W9523CD / 075992179928, 12" W9523T / 075992179904 # "She's My Baby" # "New Blue Moon" (instrumental) # "Runaway"

Personnel

* Spike Wilbury (George Harrison) – joint lead vocal, acoustic rhythm guitar * Clayton Wilbury (Jeff Lynne) – joint lead vocal,

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, bass guitar * Boo Wilbury (Bob Dylan) – joint lead vocal, rhythm guitar * Muddy Wilbury (Tom Petty) – joint lead vocal, rhythm guitar Additional musicians * Ken Wilbury (Gary Moore) – lead guitar *

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– saxophone *

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– percussion * Buster Sidebury (Jim Keltner) – drums, percussion

Charts

References

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