Baby I'm Burning
| "Baby I'm Burning" | ||||
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| Single by Dolly Parton | ||||
| from the album Heartbreaker | ||||
| B-side | "I Really Got the Feeling" | |||
| Released | November 1978 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Disco, pop, country | |||
| Length | 2:38 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Writer(s) | Dolly Parton | |||
| Producer(s) | Gary Klein | |||
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| "I Really Got the Feeling" | ||||
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| Single by Dolly Parton | ||||
| from the album Heartbreaker | ||||
| A-side | "Baby I'm Burning" | |||
| Released | November 1978 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Billy Vera | |||
| Producer(s) | Gary Klein | |||
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"Baby I'm Burning" was a 1978 song written and performed by Dolly Parton that was part of a double-A-sided single "Baby I'm Burning"/"I Really Got the Feeling".
Released from Parton's RCA Nashville album Heartbreaker, after the success of the title single, "Baby I'm Burning" reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1979,[1] and also became a surprise hit on the disco chart, peaking at number 15.[2]
In addition to the standard 45-rpm single, an extended dance single, entled "Dance With Dolly" was released, including an extended dance version of the song, intended for airplay in discos and dance clubs.
Parton frequently performs the song in concert, often using it as her opening number. She also used a truncated version of the song as the theme to her 1987-88 TV variety show Dolly!.
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I Really Got the Feeling
While "Baby, I'm Burning" did get some country airplay in late 1978 and early 1979, it was the flip side — "I Really Got the Feeling" — that caught on with country music fans.
The song was a pop-styled ballad, written by Billy Vera, that bore no resemblance to the disco feel of "Baby, I'm Burning." The subject matter of "I Really Got the Feeling" was about a woman who falls in love with a man at first sight, citing him as a virtuous individual. She plans to stay with him for the rest of her life, regardless of "what my Daddy might say."
"I Really Got the Feeling" was Parton's 10th No. 1 Billboard Hot Country Singles hit in January 1979.[3]
Chart performance
| Chart (1978–1979) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 25 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 15 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 30 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 9 |
Other Versions
- In 2011, singer/actress Geri Reischl recorded a rendition of the song which was mixed with "Burning Love."
References
- Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits" (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 (ISBN 0-82-307553-2)
| Preceded by | Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single January 20, 1979 |
Succeeded by "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For" by Crystal Gayle |
| Preceded by | RPM Country Tracks number-one single February 10, 1979 |
References
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Wikiquote has quotations related to: Baby I'm Burning |
- Baby I'm Burning lyrics at Dolly Parton On-Line
- I Really Got The Feeling lyrics at Dolly Parton On-Line
