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Tracy Chapman

Baby Can I Hold You

1988 · via Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman’s recording of “Baby Can I Hold You” came out in 1988, the earliest year on file; Neil Diamond’s came out the same year. Tracy Chapman wrote it. Also recorded by Boyzone (released 1997), Foxy Brown (released 1989) and Ronan Keating (released 2004), among 78 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Tracy Chapman – Baby Can I Hold You
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The song that followed Fast Car has quietly been passed around for years: Neil Diamond and Foxy Brown had versions out by 1989, and Boyzone picked it up after that. Start with hers, then hear how it holds up in other hands.

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Credited writer: Tracy Chapman.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1988, the same year as Neil Diamond.

Other recordings on file · first release year

78 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Tracy Chapman wrote and recorded "Baby Can I Hold You." Which act later took that song and put out a version of their own?Boyzone
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