Baby Scratch My Back

"Baby Scratch My Back"
Single by Slim Harpo
B-side"I'm Gonna Miss You (Like the Devil)"
Released1965 (1965)
Recorded1965
StudioJ. D. Miller, Crowley, Louisiana
GenreCountry blues[1]
Length2:47
LabelExcello
Songwriter(s)James Moore a.k.a. Slim Harpo
Producer(s)J. D. Miller

"Baby Scratch My Back" is a 1965 rhythm and blues song by blues singer Slim Harpo. It is mostly an instrumental piece with occasional monologue and harmonica fills by Harpo.[2] Although it had some success with rock audiences (reaching number 16 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart), "Baby Scratch My Back" was a number one hit in 1966 on the magazine's Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart.[3] It was Harpo's most commercially successful single[2] and was subsequently recorded by several musicians.[4]

  1. ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 529. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
  2. ^ a b Everett, Todd (1989). The Best of Slim Harpo (Album notes). Slim Harpo. Santa Monica, California: Rhino Records. pp. 2–3. OCLC 299857016. R2 70169.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1988). Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. pp. 181, 161. ISBN 0-89820-068-7.
  4. ^ "Slim Harpo: 'Baby Scratch My Back' – Also Performed By". AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2020.