Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley
{{Short description|1988 song by Will to Power}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley
| cover = File:Baby, I Love Your Way--Freebird Medley (Free Baby) by Will to Power US retail cassette.jpg
| alt =
| caption = US retail cassette single
| type = single
| artist = Will to Power
| album = Will to Power
| B-side = Anti-Social
| released = August 1988
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Freestyle{{Cite podcast|url=https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2022/07/freestyle-set-the-tempo-for-mid-80s-dance-music|title=Point of No Return Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=Slate|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date=July 16, 2022|access-date=March 31, 2024}}
| length = 4:07
| label = Epic
| writer =
| producer = Bob Rosenberg
| prev_title = Say It's Gonna Rain
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Fading Away
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|79r_XaUU7yE|"Baby I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley"}}}}
}}
"Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby)" is a song by American dance-pop band Will to Power. The song combines elements of two previously recorded rock songs: "Baby, I Love Your Way", a number-12 Billboard Hot 100 hit from 1976 by British-born singer Peter Frampton,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/peter-frampton/chart-history|title=Peter Frampton Chart History (Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 29, 2020}} and "Free Bird" by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, which reached number 19 on the Hot 100 chart in 1975.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/lynyrd-skynyrd/chart-history|title=Lynyrd Skynyrd Chart History (Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 29, 2020}} Suzi Carr is the female vocalist and a producer for the song.
In the United States, the medley spent one week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and also peaked at number two on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Internationally, the song topped the Canadian, Norwegian, and Portuguese charts and reached the top 20 in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and West Germany. In March and April 2009, VH1 ran a countdown of the "100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s", placing it at number 97 despite the group having another US top-10 hit in 1991 with a cover version of the 1975 10cc hit "I'm Not in Love".
Track listings
{{Track listing
| headline = 7-inch and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby)|others=Will to Power|year=1988|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Epic Records|id=34-08034}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby)|others=Will to Power|year=1988|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=Epic Records|id=34T 08034}}
| title1 = Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby)
| length1 = 4:07
| title2 = Anti-Social
| length2 = 4:20
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = UK 12-inch and CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Freebaby (Baby, I Love Your Way/Free Bird)|others=Will to Power|year=1988|type=UK 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Epic Records|id=653094 6}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Freebaby (Baby, I Love Your Way/Free Bird)|others=Will to Power|year=1988|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=653094 2}}
| title1 = Baby, I Love Your Way/Free Bird
| length1 = 4:07
| title2 = Anti-Social
| length2 = 4:20
| title3 = Dreamin'
| note3 = new mix
| length3 = 7:40
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = European 12-inch and mini maxi-single{{cite AV media notes|title=Freebaby (Baby, I Love Your Way/Free Bird)|others=Will to Power|year=1988|type=European 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Epic Records|id=EPC 653183 6}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Freebaby (Baby, I Love Your Way/Free Bird)|others=Will to Power|year=1988|type=European mini maxi-single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=653183 3}}
| title1 = Baby, I Love Your Way/Free Bird
| length1 = 4:07
| title2 = Anti-Social
| length2 = 4:20
| title3 = Say It's Gonna Rain
| length3 = 3:53
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!scope="col"|Chart (1988–1989) !scope="col"|Peak |
{{single chart|Australia|20|artist=Will to Power|song=Baby I Love Your Way - Free Bird|rowheader=true|refname="aus"}} |
{{single chart|Flanders|22|artist=Will to Power|song=Baby I Love Your Way - Free Bird|rowheader=true|access-date=August 29, 2020}} |
scope="row"|Canada (The Record)"Canadian Singles Chart from Nanda Lwin; Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide (2000)"
|1 |
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scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume%2049-No.%2011-January%2014,%201989.pdf|title=RPM 100 Singles – January 14, 1989|magazine=RPM|volume=49|issue=11|page=6|date=January 14, 1989|access-date=August 29, 2020}}
|1 |
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-01-28.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=6|issue=4|page=31|date=January 28, 1989|access-date=August 29, 2020}}
|23 |
{{single chart|Ireland2|3|artist=Will to Power|song=Baby I Love Your Way|rowheader=true|access-date=August 29, 2020}} |
{{single chart|Dutch40|22|year=1989|week=7|rowheader=true|access-date=March 24, 2025}} |
{{single chart|Dutch100|26|artist=Will to Power|song=Baby I Love Your Way - Free Bird|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|New Zealand|6|artist=Will to Power|song=Baby I Love Your Way - Free Bird|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Norway|1|artist=Will to Power|song=Baby I Love Your Way - Free Bird|rowheader=true}} |
scope="row"|Portugal (AFP){{cite magazine|title=Top 3 Singles in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=6|issue=9|page=26|date=March 4, 1989}}
|1 |
{{single chart|UK|6|date=19890121|rowheader=true|access-date=August 29, 2020}} |
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Will to Power|rowheader=true|access-date=August 29, 2020|refname="hot100"}} |
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|2|artist=Will to Power|rowheader=true|access-date=August 29, 2020}} |
{{single chart|West Germany|18|artist=Will to Power|song=Baby I Love Your Way - Free Bird|songid=17003|rowheader=true}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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!scope="col"|Chart (1989) !scope="col"|Position |
scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-12-23.pdf|title=1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=101|issue=51|page=Y-22|date=December 23, 1989|access-date=August 29, 2020}}
|9 |
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scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=1989 The Year in Music: Top Adult Contemporary Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=101|issue=51|page=Y-42|date=December 23, 1989}}
|30 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Will to Power|title=Baby I Love Your Way|award=Gold|relyear=1988|certyear=1989|access-date=August 29, 2020}}
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See also
References
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Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Category:Cashbox number-one singles
Category:Number-one singles in Norway
Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Songs written by Allen Collins
Category:Songs written by Peter Frampton