Baby Love (Regina song)


"Baby Love" is a 1986 song by American singer Regina. The single hit number one on the dance charts for two weeks in mid-1986. The single crossed over to the pop singles chart, where it peaked at #10 on Billboard's Hot 100, and at #30 on the Billboard Soul Singles chart. "Baby Love" would be her only single to chart on both the Pop and Soul Singles charts, but several follow up singles charted on the dance chart.
The song was written by Stephen Bray, Regina Richards & Mary Kessler. Bray had written several hits for Madonna, and "Baby Love" was actually intended for her to record. After she declined, Regina recorded the vocal herself in late 1985, though with Bray's production it sounded similar to Madonna's other recordings of the time and was sometimes mistaken for one.
Alghough recorded the same year, the first released version of the song was by Dutch girl group The Star Sisters, who released it on their 1985 album Danger.

Chart performance

Year-end chart Rank
US Top Pop Singles 85

Dannii Minogue version

"Baby Love" was covered by Australian singer Dannii Minogue for her debut album Love and Kisses. Minogue recorded her version for the European release of her album and its original pop mix can be found on its single release. The song was produced by Les Adams, Emma Freilich and Andy Whitmore. The remix by Steve 'Silk' Hurley was released in 1991 as the fourth single. It reached the top 20 in Ireland and the United Kingdom, becoming Minogue's fourth top 20 single. In Australia, the song charted within the top 30. The remixes of the song done by Steve 'Silk' Hurly were successful in dance clubs and are credited with giving Minogue a new sound and image.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Baby Love".
; CD single
  1. "Baby Love"
  2. "Baby Love"
  3. "Baby Love"
; Cassette single
  1. "Baby Love"
  2. "Baby Love"
; Vinyl single
  1. "Baby Love"
  2. "Baby Love"
  3. "Baby Love"
; Vinyl promotional single
  1. "Baby Love"
  2. "Baby Love"
  3. "Baby Love"
  4. "Baby Love"
  5. "Baby Love"
Note: "Baby Love" is one of only two singles released by Minogue that did not receive a CD format release in the UK.

Personnel