"Baby I'm Burnin'" | ||||
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Single by Dolly Parton | ||||
from the album Heartbreaker | ||||
A-side | "I Really Got the Feeling" | |||
Released | November 6, 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
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Length | 5:42 4:30 (Disco Mix) 2:37 (Album Version) | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dolly Parton | |||
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"Baby I'm Burnin'" is a song by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was written by Parton who also produced the track with Gary Klein and Charles Koppelman who served as executive producer. The song was first released on Parton's twentieth solo studio album Heartbreaker in July 1978. It was released as a double A-side single with "I Really Got the Feeling" on November 6, 1978 by RCA Victor. "Baby I'm Burnin'" was aimed at pop radio, while "I Really Got the Feeling" was aimed at country radio. In addition to the standard 7-inch single, an extended 12-inch single titled Dance with Dolly was released, which included an extended dance remix of "Baby I'm Burnin'" backed with an extended dance remix of "I Wanna Fall in Love". Parton frequently performs "Baby I'm Burnin'" in concert, often using it as her opening number. She also used the song as the theme to her 1987–1988 television series Dolly.