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Ray Charles

Come Back Baby

1956 · via David Crosby

Ray Charles’ earliest release of “Come Back Baby” on file came out in 1956. Ray Charles shares the writing credit with Walter Davis. The earliest release on file is Walter Davis’, from 1940. Also recorded by Aretha Franklin (released 1968), Eric Clapton (released 2001) and Little Stevie Wonder (released 1963), among 80 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Ray Charles – Come Back Baby
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Ray Charles cut it first and shares the credit with Walter Davis, and Aretha Franklin and Little Stevie Wonder both took their turn at it later. Crosby wasn't borrowing from just anybody.

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Credited writers: Ray Charles and Walter Davis.

Earliest release on file: Walter Davis, 1940.

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David Crosby recorded the blues number "Come Back Baby." Which singer co-wrote it and made the first recording, decades before Crosby got to it?Ray Charles
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