"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" is a 1967 song by Bob Dylan first released on John Wesley Harding. It features Pete Drake on pedal steel guitar.
The song has been covered by many artists, most notably by Robert Palmer and UB40 in 1990.
Robert Palmer and UB 40 version
In 1990, Robert Palmer and UB40 released a cover version of the song. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. It appears on Robert Palmer's albums Don't Explain and on the 1995 best of The Very Best of. The song was successful, particularly in Australia, Switzerland, Netherlands and Austria where it reached the top ten on the singles charts, and also secured a number six placing in the UK.
7" single- "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" — 3:26
- "Deep End" — 4:33
CD single- "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" — 3:26
- "Deep End" — 4:33
CD maxi- "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" — 3:30
- "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (extended version) — 7:25
- "Deep End" — 4:33
12" single- "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (extended version) — 7:25
- "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" — 3:30
- "Deep End" — 4:33
Maria Muldaur covered the song on the 1968 Jim Kweskin Jug Band single I'll Be Your Baby Tonight b/w The Circus SongBurl Ives covered the song on his 1968 album The Times They Are A-Changin'Ray Stevens covered the song on his 1969 album Have a Little Talk with MyselfEmmylou Harris covered the song on her 1969 album Gliding BirdNoel Harrison covered the song on his 1969 album The Great Electric Experiment Is OverThe Hollies covered the song on their 1969 album Hollies Sing DylanAnne Murray covered the song on her 1969 debut albumThis Way Is My WayLinda Ronstadt covered the song on her 1969 solo debut album Hand Sown ... Home GrownMaria Muldaur covered the song on the 1969 Geoff & Maria Muldaur album Pottery PieToni Williams covered the song as the A side on his 1969 single, released on the Zodiac label.Bobby Sherman covered the song on the ABC TV series The Music Scene in 1970George Baker Selection covered the song on their 1970 album Little Green BagRita Coolidge covered the song on her 1972 album The Lady's Not for SaleShaw, Allen, Shaw on their debut album "This Side - That Side" in 1972.Lee Hazlewood and Ann-Kristin Hedmark covered the song on Hazlewood's 1973 album I'll Be Your Baby TonightLarry Jon Wilson covered the song on his 1979 album The SojournerLester Flatt covered the songGraham Bonnet covered the song on his 1978 album No Bad HabitsMaureen Tucker of the Velvet Underground released a bizarre version of the song on her 1982 solo debut Playin' PossumJudy Rodman released her cover version on her 1987 album, A Place Called Love, and also issued it as a single, which peaked at number five on the Hot Country Songs chartKaʻau Crater Boys covered the song on their 1993 album Valley StyleBobby Darin covered the song live at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas (1971). The version was published in the 2004 albums Beyond the Sea, the Very Best of Bobby Darin and Aces Back to BackIan Gillan covered the song for his 2006 album Gillan's InnCurtis Stigers recorded a jazzy version of the song on his 2007 album Real EmotionalNorah Jones covered the song for her 2008 album Limited Edition Greatest HitsDonna Loren covered the song on her 2010 album Love It Away