Amy Grant - "Baby Baby"

It probably is "glad that you're mine," but I can also potentially hear the ad libs as "now that you're mine / baby I'm so glad." In any case, it's not likely "dammit."

I’ve always heard “now that you’re mine.”

sheardbeard wrote: When I'm assembling my various Billboard Hot 100-related playlists, I tend to seek out the version that was on the most dominant commercially available single source at the time, whether it was the 45 or (later) the cassette single or (even later) the CD single. There were too many variants that radio stations played across multiple markets, so to me the "definitive" version is whatever was on the single A-side (or track 1). So, in "Baby Baby"'s case, it was the cassette single, and thus the "LP Version" is the "correct" version (to me, anyway). This forum has been a huge help to me in this regard over the years, and I'm happy to now be registered here!

Sheardbeard, you're certainly not alone here in trying to seek out "definitive" versions of Top 40 hits, which can especially be a major challenge with hits from the late '80s through '90s, given the plethora of remixes and commercial single formats issued during that time span. Welcome to our community, and we hope you'll continue to weigh in and share your thoughts on these types of situations!

Speaking of which... Aaron, I hate to keep being a pain in the gluteus maximus here, but I think we really should include the previously mentioned promo CD single info in the database for Amy Grant's "Baby Baby", especially considering how many collectors here have demonstrated great interest in trying to determine and seek out the radio "hit" versions of Grant's early '90s songs. In the case of "Baby Baby", the first three tracks on the DJ CD single have been documented here to have received substantial airplay, and fortunately, all three have made appearances on database CDs!

The database entry will need further updating and clarification for "Baby Baby." First, there are two entries that have the same version but different descriptions:

Greatest Hits 1986-2004 (7" Heart In Motion Mix)
Heart In Motion 30th Anniversary (7" Heart In Motion Mix; 45 version)

It is the second one that I fear might be opening a can of worms, but let's tackle the issue. In addition to the actual name of the mix, Pat has included "45 version" in the description. Traditionally, "45 version" has been a catch-all phrase to mean "single version." The problem here, is that there is an actual 45, and it contains the "LP Version" as the A-side, while the 7" Heart In Motion Mix is on the B-side. The "LP Version" isn't even on the commercial CD single, though, so there is an inconsistency across formats. Technically, the 30th Anniversary CD has the "45 version B-side & CD single version," so labeling this disc gets ugly.

There are many other instances where "45 version" has been used when in fact those songs don't even have a vinyl 45 (songs from 1990 and later). To me, this has always been confusing and in some cases has caused me to research further to determine exactly which single format that version appeared on.

A question for all: How would you like to see the database updated in the future to make it clearer?

FWIW, at Record Research we consider 1990-98 to be the
"cassette single" era, when that was the dominant
commercial single format in the United States.

Edited by Paul Haney