| Sweet Baby | |
| Cover: | Sweet_Baby_by_George_Duke_&_Stanley_Clarke.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Stanley Clarke & George Duke |
| Album: | The Clarke/Duke Project |
| B-Side: | Never Judge a Cover By Its Book |
| Released: | April 1981 |
| Length: | 3:46 |
| Next Title: | Louie Louie |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
"Sweet Baby" is a song by American musicians George Duke and Stanley Clarke. It was released in 1981 as the first single of their collaborative debut album The Clarke/Duke Project. Reaching a peak position of No. 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100, the single remained on the chart for a total of twenty weeks. On the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, "Sweet Baby" reached No. 6.[1] The song is also noteworthy for its use of the electric sitar. During concert performances, Duke performed the song with American singer Lynn Davis.[2] [3] Their version appears on Duke's concert DVD Live in Tokyo Japan 1983.[4]
Al Jarreau and Lalah Hathaway recorded the song for 2014 tribute album My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke.[5]