The Equals - Baby, Come Back

[JimmyPon3s]

pwnt ^^

[2222betty22222222]

baby come back :)) nice song

[bezzarguy]

Great old tune, i had no idea Eddy Grant was in this band, or that they we're British.

[goodnews150]

...love this song. Such a good beat...well put together.

[sternumagnum]

I was in London town when this single came out. :-)

[jovero34]

magnific

[mmorkester1]

Kjempe bra - Die guten alten Zeiten - We play that song even today and people like it.

[Cinderella485]

so cool meine Zeit danke

[BB67PEPIN]

@Cinderella485 Unsere Zeit, die kommt leider nicht mehr...

[Metalhead290786]

jaja die guten alten zeiten :)

[jem2768]

@sniper7014 - Yes!

[sniper7014]

Has any one else came to this song as it was number 1 on their birthday to check it out

[NTeague123]

loooool my sis starts singin outta nowhere

[nunci1000]

régi...de jó..............

[robbognar]

Hey baby come back!! Woohoo!!! LOVE it!!! Long forgotten but just and STILL great!!! :-) Thank you for the REMINDER!!

[Phenom7701]

this song was also in the blockbuster 1986 film:

RAD

where BILL ALLEN (CRU) was outside before he went to (endo to endo) across the dance floor with his bicycle.

[thunyadi1]

Na Hénel Mari megtaláltam mire táncoltunk...

[lodgie1234]

can't help but bob your head-timeless

[dalmaflora]

i love this song,since my dad played it on guitar:D

[roelsjohan]

Konden de jaren 67,68, 69 en 70 maar teugkomen. Dank U walter4092, je hebt gelijk!

[roelsjohan]

Konden de jaren 68,69 en70 maar terugkomen.

Ik denk dan aan the move, procol Harum, the moody bleus, the beatels, dozy bicky,mick en tich enz.....

[walter4092]

@roelsjohan procol harum was 67 :-)

[djdavemick]

I've said this before on not just other boards, but here on YT once before.

Eddy Grant was indeed in the group, wrote the song, played lead guitar, and did the "all right" and okay" shouts, but he is *not* the lead singer.

It is Derv Gordon singing lead--in fact the Equals were 4 guitarists (Derv included) and a drummer.

[djdavemick]

@djdavemick

Sorry--according to my book, Derv just sang lead, and did not play guitar (as did brother Lincoln Gordon, Eddy Grant, and Patrick Lloyd)

[djdavemick]

@djdavemick

Sorry--according to my book, Derv just sang lead, and did not play guitar (as did brother Lincoln Gordon, Eddy Grant, and Patrick Lloyd)

[AlanCFA]

Eddy Grant, the lead singer and author of this song also had a hit in 1983 with "Electric Avenue" and another in 1984 with "Romancing the Stone".  But Baby Come Back is my favorite.

[eclectica1]

@AlanCFA You forgot I Don't Wanna Dance and Gimme Hope Jo'Anna :-)

[MonkeyHunch]

@AlanCFA thankyou for reminding me about eddy on my drunken search for music )) WE gonnna rock downn too

electric avenuuuuu

[AlanCFA]

@MonkeyHunch You're welcome, although someone corrected me and said that Grant was backup, not lead on Baby Come Back. He claims that it was Derv Gordon singing lead while another Internet source said it was Derv's brother Lincoln Gordon. Whoever it was, it was a great song and a great sound!

[futogep]

Tis is super! I" m hungarn moderator, my intro is Equels,baby come back?)))))))))))

[chinchilla12348]

Idiocrazy haha i like

[glimmer2158]

Baby got back!

[reddiamondstone]

What a lot of you do not know is that this was originally the 'B' side of the single 'Hold Me Closer'

[TheMustangsally75]

@reddiamondstone

Lots of Hits were the B song on lots of 45's back in the day when they punched out 45's. Glad I saved most of mine, scratches and all. They cost less than a dollar. Very afforable with baby sitting money.

[poolfiendz]

i hear another song with the same name can you please tell me who is the group???

[chindokumon]

@poolfiendz

Player - baby come back

[walter4092]

@poolfiendz ohio player ?

[fridolin0216]

Csodálatos!!!

[johnwoa]

Great quality on this posting! I always loved this song from the very beginning. I'm surprised that no one has posted their song, "My Life Ain't Easy". The original 45 rpm record is the best version and I hope somebody will post it.

[CLAUDIOT56]

Grazie per avermelo ricordato.

[qb63]

Great intro...super song.

[peasah2005]

This is a young Brother Eddy Grant with the Equals before he hit the big time.

[RAMBR0]

@peasah2005 You mean before he hit the big time...AGAIN! The Equals were big news in their day.

[MrLeslieG]

Reminds me of my deceased father; he did'nt like popmusic but was fond of this

particular song :-)

[JachAnen]

5 people shouldn't come back

[CockneyRebel1979]

This is quite a sad little song, when you actually take the time to listen carefully to the lyrics. :(

[999pooley]

Great to see black and white band members together!!! Top track!!!

[walter4092]

@999pooley it went to nr 1 in the uk in 68

[edcircusitch]

@999pooley It's nice to see the promotion of racial harmony.

[peterlustig412]

1:58 Dietmar :D

[bstephen96]

great song, well done.

[RogerVhees]

Can't believe I'm listening to my dad's cd's on youtube, and loving it hahaha

[oratam103]

Uf que años aquellos quien los pudiera repetir.

[chipande94]

Luther Vandross came from Change.

Phil collins came from Genesis

Lionel Richie from the Commodores....

Diana Ross from The Supremes....

Michael Jackson from The Jackson 5 and Jacksons....

And Eddie Grant came from the The Equals who hit the world chats with this track. The difference with him is that he switched his musical genre to reggae..

[pafsilipoclub]

I like it!!!!!

Ένα θαυμάσιο τραγούδι από ΄ένα φανταστικό συγρότημα του 60.

Το καλύτερο για την αρχή και το τέλος μιάς συναυλίας.

[SuperCymru]

Eddy Grant was lead singer of The Equals ... he also remixed and re-released this as an Eddy Grant number in early 80's

[shmuli9]

I THOUGHT that Eddy Grant was in this group... I remember the remake by UB40 better, but I've obviously heard the orginal before, too...

[xxfocusstxx]

@shmuli9 Eddie Grant was in the group if your asking :) x

[shmuli9]

@xxfocusstxx Thanks for the correct spelling of his name! (I mean it, as I HATE it when people write 'Marc' when putting down my name.) I used to make up alternative lyrics to "Electric Avenue"... In any case, he must have been VERY young when he was in the Equals...

[TheDrive55]

swetdilly,u said i was incorrect, how do i know u know, if u just tell me i am incorect,now that i have told u,i think the next time u say someone is not correct,u should give,the wright answer,how do i know,unless u tell me.

[ctyou1]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm I like it !!!

[TheDrive55]

Your other question,Don't Worry Be Happy,was Eddy Grant.

[TheDrive55]

I just did some more research,and this is strange,i just went to Google,and it said Eddy Grant wrote it and did it originally.So i am not sure,what the hell to say now ?.

[TheDrive55]

U are right,the original singer and song writer was Peter Becket.The lead singer from the Equals,was Derv Gordon,Eddy Grant was in that band as well,thank u for clearing that up for me,u learn something new ever day....JB.

[TheDrive55]

Do u know the lead singer from this band ,also did,DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY.

[sweetdilly]

@TheDrive55

incorrect.

[noodlam]

AM radio 1960?

[makingsense53]

This may be the most underrated pop song in rock history. That beat is so infectious you can't help but to bob and weave. I think it reached #17 on the charts back in the day, but I always thought it should have been a #1 song. If it came out today it would be a #1 song. Peace.

[thecolaratlady]

@makingsense53 yup, and resulted in Eddy Grant's great solo career

[walter4092]

@makingsense53 it went to nr 1 in the UK in 68

[Standardfrank]

@makingsense53 : well, according to TOP OF THE POPS, IT GOT TO NO-1 & SOLD 1-MILLION COPIES WHEN RELEASED IN 1968!

[twangville]

@makingsense53 it's not satisfaction

[mojoman541]

@makingsense53 so true, i remember hearing this years back when i was a little kid, havnt heard it since i swear, ahhh such a tune

[Bluewhiteeagle]

freedom and human brotherhood? are you drunk?

[breizhaganbrav]

Je pens que l'égalité entre blancs et noirs est impossible car les noirs nous sont bien supérieurs à nous autres blancs.Love this group of FREEDOM and HUMAN BROTHERHOOD.

[Shorepoundsound]

eddy was my neighbor on electric ave. he own.s all the rights to bob marley music

[Lolyf55]

This is the same Eddy Grant , of Electric Avenue ???

[allyplumb]

@Lolyf55 Yes it certainly is

[feellingwell]

Baby come back.

Baby come back.

Baby come back.

Love this "Baby come back"

[KurtCobein1995]

4 hören Mainstream

[shorelineboy]

brilliant love this i,m pretty sure that i saw them play (i think it was at the shoreline in bognor (somewhere but some things hare had to remember when you used to be blocked all weekend) Anyway BRILLIANT

[Randyboy68]

nice echt nice jaren 45 prachtig lied

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[LakaiOrDieToTheMatix]

como?

[Moritz651]

Auch meine war es, toll es zu hören .

[mozza57950]

c de la balle que de souvenirs

[mozza57950]

c de la balle

[gotamnn1]

toute ma jeunesse, super de pouvoir réécouter cette chanson

[peasah2005]

A young Bro. Eddy Grant before he went alone was with the Equals and Baby come back all the way.

[shawada40]

Derrière moi....lol..mais c'est décidé , c'est le prochain morceau de notre groupe...on l'avait oublié celui-là !

[coolpepsi59]

OU SONT CES ANNÉES !



[altfactor]

A number-one in the UK (and in most of Europe), and (if my memory serves me correct, I was but a youngster then) a top-10 hit on this side of the Atlantic.

One of my favorite pop songs of that era.

Love the infections beat.

[BrokenneckYgor]

Baby, come back! is based on the case of a 9-yr-old girl, Fatima Arafat, who ran away from her partents in England to join a hippie commune.

[samlapian]

Just great memories!

[Brummi013]

Jaaaaaa, da wurde Musik noch mit der Hand gemacht,suuuuper

5 ******s

Thanks Greetings from germany

[HalloFusilli]

@Brummi013 Greetings from no one gives a shit where you're from.

[hankyhoyo]

I still have my 45 of this song and play it once in a while. Great to see it posted! Sounds so great!

[Steffe19491]

Geile Sache!!!!!!

[Heike0815]

immer immer immer wieder geil, dieser song :-))))

[thumper549]

never herd it B4 , it is great !

thanx!

[feetlover18]

i'm only 22 buth damn the music in that time was great i was born in the wrong fucking time

[jillgoossens]

@feetlover18 I feel the same way!!!!!

[GoddessSummerJane]

@feetlover18 They dont make them like used to.

[neilam6]

My fave song at the min its fantastic!

[rojagogo]

Classic song. So simple but still sounds as good as when it was created more than 40 years ago.

[BrokenneckYgor]

This song, an unhealthy reflection of the marplots who stud the once fair landscape of

England---Churchill

[locog7]

good to hear this song again !

[makingsense53]

This song was one of my favorites when i was about 12. I thought it should have been a number one hit but that's what i thought about I Can See For Miles by The Who and both songs only made it to #17.

[salerie321]

they looked so good at this time :D

[evannyny]

At about 2:01 someone yells EQUALS!

[1TheGoldenoriol]

evannyny...yeah, you´re right! what a fine listening! and at 2:27 something different, but I can´t understand..."good point", maybe?

[cobray2000]

sounds like eddy grant

[XLynnXFernoX]

@cobray2000 it is, he was the singer :D

[cobray2000]

@XLynnXFernoX Already knew that ... I was replying to another comment about towards the end of the song, someone yells, "Equals" and I said it sounds like Eddy Grant

[XLynnXFernoX]

@cobray2000 oh lol

[geewhiz1956]

@cobray2000

It IS Eddy Grant. When he first started out in the late 60's. One of my favs.

[MrBogurb5]

miłe zaskoczenie i  przypomnienie

... jak że pobudzającym do ruchu:)

[cjthemusicman]

*****

[BrokenneckYgor]

My favourite Soul number of all time.---Enoch Powell

[81ZED500]

I jam with the drummer of this band...John Hall. Even have a vid on my page of a jam that went for 6 hours with him playing this and a few other songs. He kicks ass still and is a top bloke!

[xxoliboxerxx]

realy

[hulk283]

fantastis muzick is ok this is my dad

[bootsamou]

Eddie Grant was born in Guyanna but came to London (Tufnell Park), formed The Equals (lead singer Derv Gordon), then had lung collapse & went solo ~ Livin on the Front Line, Give me Hope Johanna, Electric Avenue etc.

[MsBabster]

eddie isnt from jamaica

[an44gela]

alguien sabe alguna pagina de descarga?

[juniorsgv88]

eddy was the lead singer??? was eddy in a earlier jamaican band called the equals??? wtf???

[cobray2000]

Desmond Dekker (Desmond Dacres) was lead singer - he was also in the group The Aces. You may remember the song " The Israelites"- another big hit.

[tamspeci]

Electric Avenue was an early 80's hit, 1983 to be exact.

[mebb1000]

great song and great dancing song

[acastrod]

diossss... qé pedazo de canción!!! :D :D :D Me la ponía mi padre de peque.. Ohhhhh (L)

HEEEEEYYYY ... BABY COME BACK!.. Nanana.. nanana.. (8) Con esa guitarra mítica de fondo... Muy buenos recuerdos, y muy buena la canción =)

any*

[Ancient12Tree]

brings memories of teen parties and "the shake"  lol , before freestyle dancing was "in"

[corevil]

nice song :)

[captainsoul1953]

No 1 in 1968

[catrashoo]

wow thats when i was born !

[morovenezia1]

Wonderful song!...I don't remember who made the italian version. In that year I was 16 years old and I lived in Venice (Italy).....

[Liozeris]

Wonderful, I'm 21 again for a few minutes. Crusin' the streets of Chicago, lookin' for something to do. Chicago was a wonderland then.

[shirls2]

A Great song and Great group love Shirlsxx

[Mindermaniac]

This song was from around 1964/65 and features Eddie Grant on lead vocals. He also had a couple of solo hits in the early 1980's , the biggest one was "Electric Avenue"

[Jam5bam]

I heard that most of members are jamaican if so that pretty cool.I love this song

[brbgal]

GREAT SONG!!!! I can't believe I heard this song until it was played on my work's musac station...

[XxAmigo24]

Das waren meine Zeiten, immer wieder schön zu hören!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HelgaK58]

@XxAmigo24

auch meine Zeit war das , da bleiben die Füsse nicht still ;-)

[dranzer26]

This song is from the movie Rad.

[randestuart]

what a really great band....the simpler daZa

[locheelad2]

hey derv knew you london 69/70..should talk i have unrealeased tapes your voice/music my voice/lyrics classic now-IAN in Canada..you werer best frontman/songwriter/vocalist conntact me soon please sir

[locheelad2]

Derv Gordon..do you remember IanHarris 1970, Canadian/scvots kid....I have unrealeased music made 69/70 your voice..my songs

[hyoutantugino]

レコード聞いています。

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の繰り返し。

たまりません。

[mondejos]

Que bonito tema

me trae recuerdos

[historicbloke]

classic song thanks

[AnthonysDen]

I never knew Eddy Grant was in music before he did 'Electric Avenue' in 1983.Most folks think of him as a one-hit wonder--this proves he wasn't(his song 'Romancing the stone' for the movie is further proof of it).Great song.

[b62beers]

I agree with AnthonysDen....I NEVER heard of this song until I was stationed in England with the U.S. Air Force from 1992-95 and heard it on the radio. Great song!!!

[LtGiant]

I Would Love To Download This Song For My mp3 Player...

[412shoe]

forever hot.......its as hot today as it was years ago.....I guarantee you play this at the club...the floor will be full......bumpin, bangin, droppin, screamin and grindin.....4 real and 4 ever

[ELEEPASBY]

Approved

[cjthemusicman]

Love it! Just a great tune!

[stanley4889]

this song is better then electric ave

[DennyYou]

WOW! What a find, thanks! Heard and fell in love with this song instantly, and still have the RCA Victor 45. Great vocals by Eddie Grant, who years later did "Electric Avenue"!

[classicfaves]

He's singing lead!

[jackwilshiresfakeid]

He's wasn't the lead singer of the Equals, he was guitarist and backing vocalist

[tavita2345]

whoa i didnt know eddy grant was in this band?

[brieluvsKISS]

Gr8 song! dont hear it often on the radio and its a shame! keep on rockin'

[musfir12]

all time favourite!

[stanley4889]

GREAT SONG

[HOLLIBU]

Einfach nur geil, Erinnerungen werden wach, 5 Sterne von mir!

[Milomaine]

Thx for posting this great song! Brings back fond memories.

[surfcottage]

I haven't heard this for ages !! Thank you!

[popkulturcraze]

I enjoy this party song a lot. Thanks for posting!

[Farrah300]

Love this song!!!