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| name = Rock Your Baby | cover = Rock Your Baby.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = George McCrae | album = Rock Your Baby | B-side = Rock Your Baby (Part 2) | released = June 1974 | format = 7-inch single | recorded = 1973 | studio = | venue = | genre = Disco, Memphis soul | length = 3:14 (7" version) 6:24 (album version) | label = TK Records, Jay Boy (UK)[1] | writer = Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch | producer = Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }} "Rock Your Baby" is the debut single by George McCrae. Written and produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch of KC and the Sunshine Band, "Rock Your Baby" was one of the landmark recordings of early disco music. A massive international hit, the song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States, spending two weeks at the top in July 1974, number one on the R&B singles chart,[2] and repeating the feat on the UK Singles Chart, spending three weeks at the top of the chart in July 1974.[3][4] Having sold 11 million copies, it is one of the fewer than 40 all-time singles to have sold 10 million (or more) physical copies worldwide.[5][6] The backing track for the record was recorded in 45 minutes as a demo and featured guitarist Jerome Smith of KC and the Sunshine Band, with Casey on keyboards and Finch on bass and drums.[7] It was also one of the first records to use a drum machine,[8] an early Roland rhythm machine.[9] The track was not originally intended for McCrae but he happened to be in the studio, added a vocal and the resulting combination of infectious rhythm and falsetto vocals made it a hit. Music critic Robert Christgau has described the song as "irresistibly Memphis-cum-disco-with-a-hook".[10] The chord progression of John Lennon's number one single "Whatever Gets You thru the Night", released a few months later, bears a great resemblance to the one found in "Rock Your Baby". Lennon later admitted to using the song as an inspiration.[11] ABBA's Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus have also cited the song as an inspiration for the backing track of their 1976 smash hit "Dancing Queen". The song was covered by indie rock band The House of Love for the 1992 compilation album Ruby Trax[12] and in the same year by British dance group KWS, whose cover of 'Rock Your Baby' reached number eight in the UK charts that year. Chart performance{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}Weekly charts
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Answer songGeorge's wife, Gwen McCrae, recorded an answer song to "Rock Your Baby", released just less than a year later. "Rockin' Chair" reached number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in mid-1975. "Rockin' Chair' also reached number one R&B. George provided backing vocals on the song. See also
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Rock Your Baby|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/boy85|publisher=45cat.com|accessdate=September 29, 2012}} 2. ^{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=389}} 3. ^1 {{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 303}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/george%20mccrae/|title=George McCrae - UK Chart |publisher=The Official Charts Company |accessdate=February 8, 2015}} 5. ^{{cite book|title=The Book of Golden Discs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UxRAAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Biggest+selling+singles+discs%22|edition=2, illustrated|first=Joseph|last=Murrells|publisher=Barrie & Jenkins|isbn=0-214-20480-4|year=1978}} 6. ^{{cite book|title=The Arts in the 1970s: Cultural Closure|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7eWo7eGPx8AC&q=%22list+of+1970s+best-sellers%22#v=snippet&q=%22list%20of%201970s%20best-sellers%22&f=false|last=Moore-Gilbert|first=Bart|publisher= Routledge|date=March 11, 2002|accessdate=May 30, 2012}} 7. ^[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QgkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20&lpg=PA20&dq=%22rock+your+baby%22+%22rick+finch%22+bass&source=bl&ots=ZIwWlaUWMr&sig=VZKo7X5Wp51FMxm-Vy6hOe8QC3M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=IIFrVaqXGbKS7Aba54PICw&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22rock%20your%20baby%22%20%22rick%20finch%22%20bass&f=false Jim Melanson, Sara Lane, "Weird Mix Jells For No.1 Single", Billboard, August 10, 1974, p.20] 8. ^Martin Russ (2012), [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=X9h5AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA83 Sound Synthesis and Sampling, page 83], CRC Press 9. ^Mike Collins (2014), [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tdEABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA320 In the Box Music Production: Advanced Tools and Techniques for Pro Tools, page 320], CRC Press 10. ^{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: M|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=M&bk=70|accessdate=March 7, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}} 11. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZuCZR7MiDA0C&pg=PA138&lpg=PA138&dq=rock+your+baby+whatever+gets+you+thru&source=bl&ots=IN_J0YrB5d&sig=AQj4P16VY2altMEv6lnS6tmsDZ0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Lx_0UJi3M4XO0QHy34DIAQ&ved=0CGcQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=rock%20your%20baby%20whatever%20gets%20you%20thru&f=false |title=John Lennon: Listen to This Book - John Blaney - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=March 27, 2014}} 12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ruby-trax-the-nmes-roaring-40-mw0000910378 |title=Ruby Trax: The NME's Roaring 40 |last1=Carlson |first1=Dean |website=AllMusic|access-date=March 11, 2016}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=s&artist=George+McCrae&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=George McCrae - Austrian chart |publisher=austriancharts.at |accessdate=February 8, 2015}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?lang=nl&cat=s&artist=George+McCrae&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=George McCrae - Belgian Chart |publisher=ultratop.be |accessdate=February 8, 2015}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=s&artist=George+McCrae&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=George McCrae - Dutch chart |date=February 8, 2015|publisher=dutchcharts.nl}} 16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=George+McCrae&x=3&y=6&country=de&kategorie=single |title=George McCrae - German Chart |publisher=officialcharts.de |accessdate=February 8, 2015}} 17. ^{{cite web|url=http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?cat=s&artist=George+McCrae&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=George McCrae - New Zealand Chart |publisher=charts.org.nz |accessdate=February 8, 2015}} 18. ^{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=George+McCrae&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=George McCrae - Norwegian chart |publisher=norwegiancharts.com |accessdate=February 8, 2015}} 19. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(M).html |title= South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (M) |publisher= Rock.co.za |accessdate= 8 September 2018}} 20. ^{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=George+McCrae&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=George McCrae - Swedish chart |publisher=swedishcharts.com |accessdate=February 8, 2015}} 21. ^{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?cat=s&artist=George+McCrae&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=George McCrae - Swiss chart |publisher=hitparade.ch |accessdate=February 8, 2015}} 22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/302746/george-mccrae/chart?f=379 |title=George McCrae - US Hot 100 |publisher=billboard.com |accessdate=February 8, 2015}} 23. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/george-mccrae-mn0000945900/awards |title=George McCrae | Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=October 19, 1944 |accessdate=August 27, 2015}} 24. ^{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |authorlink= Joel Whitburn |year= 1993 |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 |publisher= Record Research |page=158}} 25. ^Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 20, 1974 26. ^{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|format=doc|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W |year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} 27. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3893a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3893a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3893a|title=Image : RPM Weekly|first=Library and Archives|last=Canada|date=July 13, 2017|publisher=}} 28. ^{{cite web|title= Jaaroverzichten – Single 1974 |publisher= Single Top 100. Hung Medien |accessdate= March 2, 2018 |url= http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1974&cat=s |language= nl}} 29. ^Swiss Year-End Charts, 1974 30. ^{{cite journal |title=Top Selling Singles for 1974 |periodical=Music Week |publisher=Spotlight Publications |location=London, England |page=20 |date=January 4, 1975}} 31. ^"Top Pop Singles" Billboard December 28, 1974: Talent in Action-8 32. ^Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1974 16 : George McCrae songs|1974 singles|Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles|Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles|Disco songs|Number-one singles in Germany|Number-one singles in Norway|RPM Top Singles number-one singles|Number-one singles in Switzerland|Songs written by Harry Wayne Casey|Songs written by Richard Finch (musician)|TK Records singles|UK Singles Chart number-one singles|Single Top 100 number-one singles|Debut singles|1974 songs |
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