I
CAN'T QUIT YOU BABY
OTIS
RUSH
SONGWRITER:
WILLIE DIXON
COUNTRY:
U. S. A.
ALBUM:
I CAN’T QUIT YOU BABY
LABEL:
COBRA RECORDS
GENRE:
BLUES
YEAR:
1956
"I Can't Quit You
Baby" is a blues standard written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by
Chicago blues artist Otis Rush in 1956. It was Rush's first recording and
became a record chart hit. The song, a slow twelve-bar blues, has been recorded
by various artists, including Led Zeppelin, who included it on their debut
album.
"I Can't Quit You
Baby" was a vehicle for arranger/producer Dixon to launch Rush and Cobra
Records, as it was the first single for both. In this regard, it was a success,
reaching number six on Billboard's Rhythm & Blues Records chart in 1956. In
his autobiography, Willie Dixon explained that "I Can't Quit You
Baby" was written about a preoccupied relationship Rush was having at the
time. Dixon used this statement to draw out an impassioned performance by Rush.
“I
can't quit you, baby
“But
I've got to put you down for awhile
“You
know I can't quit you, baby
“But
I've got to put you down for awhile
“Well,
you messed up my happy home, babe
“Made
me mistreat my only child.”
The song is notated in the
key of A major in 12/8 time with a "slow blues" tempo. Rush's
original version consists of four twelve-bar vocal sections with lead guitar
fills. It was Rush's first recording and took place in Chicago around July
1956. Accompanying Rush on lead guitar and vocal are Big Walter Horton on
harmonica, Red Holloway on tenor sax, Lafayette Leake on piano, Wayne Bennett on
second guitar, Dixon on bass, and Al Duncan on drums.
Well, I can't quit you baby, but I got to put you down
for awhile
Well, you know, I can't quit you baby, but I got to
put you down for awhile
Well, you know, you messed up my happy home baby, made
me mistreat my only child
Yes, you know I love you, baby, my love for you I'll
never hide
Oh, you know I love you, baby, my love for you I'll
never hide
Yes, you know I love you, baby, well you just my
ordered
Size
Well, I'm so tired I could cry, I could just lay down
and die
Oh, I'm so tired I could cry, I could just lay down
and die
Yes, you know you my only darling, you know you my
desire
When you hear me moaning and groaning, you know it
hurts me deep down inside
Oh, when you hear me moaning and groaning, you know it
hurts me deep down inside
When you hear me holler, baby, oh, you know your my
desire.
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