She's My Baby (Traveling Wilburys song)

"She's My Baby" is a song by the British–American supergroup the Traveling Wilburys and the opening track of their 1990 album Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3. The song was written by all four members of the band – George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty – and each of them sing a portion of the track. The song was released as the first single from the album, although it was only issued as a promotional single in the United States.[3] The lead guitar part is played by Gary Moore.

"She's My Baby"
Single by Traveling Wilburys
from the album
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3
B-side"New Blue Moon" (instrumental), "Runaway"
ReleasedNovember 5, 1990 [1]
GenreHard rock
Length3:14
LabelWilbury
Songwriter(s)George Harrison
Jeff Lynne
Bob Dylan
Tom Petty[2]
Producer(s)
Traveling Wilburys singles chronology
"Nobody's Child"
(1990)
"She's My Baby"
(1990)
"Wilbury Twist"
(1991)

The band filmed a music video for the single, which was directed by David Leland and produced by Limelight Films.[4] The clip shows the four Wilburys and drummer Jim Keltner performing the track and a snippet of Dylan riding a bike on the set.[5] The single peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart peaking there for 3 weeks behind "Concrete and Steel" by ZZ Top for a week, followed by "Hard to Handle" by The Black Crowes for two additional weeks.[6]

Track listings

  • 7" W9523 / 054391952370, Cassette W9523C / 054391944344[7]
  1. "She's My Baby"
  2. "New Blue Moon" (instrumental)
  • CD W9523CD / 075992179928, 12" W9523T / 075992179904
  1. "She's My Baby"
  2. "New Blue Moon" (instrumental)
  3. "Runaway"

Personnel

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart performance for "She's My Baby"
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 58
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 79

References

  1. "She's My Baby b/w New Blue Moon". jpgr.co.uk. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  2. "ACE Repertory: She's My Baby". ASCAP. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  3. Madinger, Chip; Easter, Mark (2000). Eight Arms to Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium. Chesterfield, MO: 44.1 Productions. p. 479. ISBN 0-615-11724-4.
  4. Madinger & Easter 2000, p. 479.
  5. Jacobson, Colin (June 21, 2007). "The Traveling Wilburys Collection (2007)". DVD Movie Guide. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  6. "Rock Music: Top Mainstream Rock Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  7. "Traveling Wilburys – She's My Baby". Discogs. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  8. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 284.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
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