Rock Me Baby (Johnny Nash song)

"Rock Me Baby" is a 1985 song by Johnny Nash. The song appeared on his Here Again album, released early the following year.

"Rock Me Baby"
Single by Johnny Nash
from the album Here Again
B-sideLove Theme From "Rock Me Baby"
ReleasedOctober 25, 1985
Recorded1984
GenreReggae
Length4:30 (album version)
3:58 (single version)
LabelLondon Records
Songwriter(s)Johnny Nash
Producer(s)Johnny Nash, Alvin A. Davies
Johnny Nash singles chronology
"(What a) Wonderful World"
(1976)
"'Rock Me Baby'"
(1985)
"Baby You're Mine"
(1986)

After the release, the song was a minor hit in the United Kingdom but did not chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It was a bigger success in other European nations like Germany and Switzerland. Due to the lack of success in the United States, however, a music video was never shot for the song.

Track listings

7" Single

  1. Rock Me Baby 3:58
  2. Love Theme From "Rock Me Baby" 4:25

Charts

Chart (1985/86) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 47
German Singles Chart 9
Austrian Singles Chart 2
Swiss Singles Chart 2[1]
Dutch Top 40 17
Norwegian Singles Chart 2

Cover versions

  • 1986: Jamaika Thorsten und die Kokosnüsse (Komm wir düsen nach Jamaika (engl. Let's go to Jamaika))
  • 1990: Ulli Bäer (Pack mi Baby)
  • 1998: Wildecker Herzbuben
  • 2009: Gentleman

References

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