Baby Come On Home

"Baby Come On Home" is a soul^[2] song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded during sessions for the band's debut album but remained unreleased until 1993, when it was included on the compilation Boxed Set 2. The song was also included as a bonus track on some CD editions of the band's ninth studio album Coda as included in The Complete Studio Recordings (1993) and Definitive Collection Mini LP Replica CD Boxset (2008). In 2015, the song was included on disc one of the two companion discs of the reissue of Coda.

"Baby Come On Home"
Single by Led Zeppelin
from the album Boxed Set 2
Released	21 September 1993 (1993-09-21)
Recorded	10 October 1968[1]
Studio	Olympic Sound Studios, London[1]
Genre	Blue-eyed soul[2]
Length	4:29
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Bert Berns, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Producer(s)	Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin singles chronology
"Travelling Riverside Blues" (1990) "Baby Come On Home" (1993) "The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair" (1997)

Background

The master tape from the recording session went missing for a number of years and allegedly turned up in a refuse bin outside Olympic Studios, following renovations in 1991.^[3] It was mixed by Mike Fraser for a much-belated release in 1993, with a single to promote the Boxed Set 2.

The song was originally recorded under the title "Tribute to Bert Berns", in honour of the American songwriter, producer, and friend of Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, who had died in December 1967.^[3] The composition is credited to Page, Plant, and Berns, who had written a song of the same title, variations of which were recorded by Hoagy Lands and Solomon Burke in 1964 and 1965.

On this track, Jimmy Page played guitar through a Leslie speaker and John Paul Jones played piano and a Hammond organ.^[3]

Chart positions

Single

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart[4]	4
Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart[5]	66

Personnel

According to Jean-Michel Guesdon and Philippe Margotin:^[1]

• Robert Plant – vocals
• Jimmy Page – guitars, backing vocals (?)
• John Paul Jones – bass, organ (?), backing vocals (?)
• John Bohnam – drums, backing vocals (?)

References

1. Guesdon & Margotin 2018, p. 86.
2. Shadwick, Keith (2005). Led Zeppelin: The Story of a Band and Their Music 1968–1980 (1st ed.). San Francisco: Backbeat Books. p. 53. ISBN 0-87930-871-0.
3. Dave Lewis (1994), The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin, Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.
4. "Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1 November 1993". Billboard. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
5. "RPM Singles Chart - 6 November 1993". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2009-01-15.

Bibliography

• Guesdon, Jean-Michel; Margotin, Philippe (2018). Led Zeppelin All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Running Press. ISBN 978-0-316-448-67-3.
• Lewis, Dave (1994). The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-3528-9.
• Welch, Chris. Led Zeppelin: Dazed and Confused: The Stories Behind Every Song. Da Capo Press. ISBN 1-56025-818-7.