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Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love)

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"Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Lover)"
Single by The O'Jays
from the album Message in the Music
B-side"A Prayer"
Released1976
GenreR&B, Philly Soul
Length4:19
LabelPhiladelphia International
Songwriter(s)Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Producer(s)Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
The O'Jays singles chronology
"Message in Our Music"
(1976)
"Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Lover)"
(1976)
"Work on Me"
(1977)

"Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love)" was a hit song by R&B vocal trio The O'Jays released in late 1976 and written and produced by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff.

Released as the follow-up single to "Message in Our Music", it was their second number-one R&B single from the album Message in the Music, and was less successful on the Billboard Hot 100 than the trio's previous release, peaking at number 72.[1]

Chart positions

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Charts Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 72
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 1
U.K. Singles Chart 24

Samples

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In 1997, Bronx born rapper Big Pun sampled "Darlin' Darlin' Baby" for the first version of his breakout hit "I'm Not a Player." The O'Jays make a cameo in the music video.

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 438.