Song · Robert Palmer/UB40
“I'll Be Your Baby Tonight” by Robert Palmer/UB40
“I'll Be Your Baby Tonight” by Robert Palmer/UB40 appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1991. Its best result is #84 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #268 alternative song of 1991.
Robert Palmer and UB40 took on "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" in 1990, joining the long line of acts who have covered the Bob Dylan song since it first surfaced on John Wesley Harding in 1967. Dylan wrote it on his own, words and music.
The appeal is in the pairing: an English singer and songwriter and an English reggae band, two very different corners of English music, meeting on a song written more than two decades before. EMI issued it as a single across Britain and the rest of Europe.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 84 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991 | 91 |
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