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Wikipedia article




"'Oh Baby I...'" is a song by English girl group Eternal, written by Lotti Golden and Tommy Faragher. It was the fifth single released from their debut album, 'Always & Forever' (1993). The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number seven on 30 October 1994, climbing to its peak of number four a week later. The single spent 10 weeks in the top 40, which up to this point was their longest chart run, and was certified Silver by the BPI on 1 January 1995 for shipments over 200,000. The song also reached the top 10 in the Netherlands and narrowly missed the top 10 in Ireland and New Zealand, charting at number 11 in both countries.

Critical reception



Jon O'Brien from AllMusic viewed the song as an example of "perfect R&B-infused pop". Annette M. Lai from the 'Gavin Report' described it as "touching". Music writer James Masterton noted, "Now with their fifth single they move away from the dancefloor and into ballad territory". Alan Jones from 'Music Week' rated it four out of five, picking it as Pick of the Week. He described it as "a sophisticated and pretty ballad that proves they have the vocal ability to hold their own against Jade and SWV. A nicely restrained production that should have no trouble in maintaining their hot streak, while luring new fans to the 'Always & Forever' album."

Music video



A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by American director and editor Tim Royes.

Track listings



* 'UK 7-inch and cassette single'

# "Oh Baby I..." (Nigel Lowis remix)

# "Sweet Funky Thing" (New York City radio mix)

# "Oh Baby I..." (original mix)

* 'UK and Australian CD single'

# "Oh Baby I..." (Nigel Lowis remix)

# "Sweet Funky Thing" (Puff the Blunted Dragon mix)

# "Sweet Funky Thing" (K & T Atlanta remix)

# "Decisions"

* 'European maxi-CD single'

# "Oh Baby I..." (Nigel Lowis remix)

# "(Something Inside) So Strong"

# "Sweet Funky Thing" (West End Master mix)

# "Sweet Funky Thing" (K & T Southern remix)

Credits and personnel



Credits are lifted from the 'Always & Forever' album booklet.

'Studios'

* Recorded at Mad Fly Productions (New York City)

* Mixed at Platinum Island (New York City)

'Personnel'

* Tommy Faragher writing, keyboards, drums, production, mixing, engineering

* Lotti Golden writing, production, mixing

* Paul Pesco guitar, sitar

* Bashiri Johnson percussion

* David Sussman mix engineering, mixing

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Certifications



References



Category:1990s ballads

Category:1993 songs

Category:1994 singles

Category:Contemporary R&B ballads

Category:EMI Records singles

Category:Eternal (band) songs

Category:First Avenue Records singles

Category:Pop ballads

Category:Songs written by Lotti Golden

Category:Songs written by Tommy Faragher

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