Baby Can I Hold You
~ Recording by Boyzone
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:16 | Boyzone | Baby Can I Hold You | Boyzone | Single |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | |
| 1.9 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:15 | Boyzone | Now That’s What I Call Music! 39 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead) | TCNOW39 |
| 1.9 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:15 | Boyzone | Now That’s What I Call Music! 39 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead) | 7243 4 94687 2 6, CD NOW 39 |
| 1.8 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:13 | Boyzone | Huge Hits 1998 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV, Global Television, Warner.ESP | MOODCD62 |
| 2.4 | Baby Can I Hold You Tonight | 3:15 | Boyzone | Simply the Best Radio Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner.ESP | 9548-36935-2 |
| 1.3 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:15 | Boyzone | The Very Best of the Love Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Virgin TV | 7243 8 46877 2 4, VTDCDX 213 |
| 1.8 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:12 | Boyzone | A Perfect Love II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD105 |
| 1.9 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:15 | Boyzone | The All Time Greatest Love Songs of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s & 90’s, Volume III | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music TV | SONYTV56CD |
| 2.19 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:15 | Boyzone | Top of the Pops: Best of 1998 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 559 275 2 |
| 1.2 | Baby Can I Hold You (7″ edit) | 3:15 | Boyzone | Where We Belong | Boyzone | Album |
| PolyGram | 559 200-2 |
| 1.6 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:18 | Boyzone | Where We Belong | Boyzone | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Ravenous Records | 314 559 171-2 |
| 1.16 | Baby Can I Hold You Tonight | 3:17 | Boyzone | Absolute Music 17 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 8459322 | |
| 1.1 | Baby Can I Hold You (7″ edit) | 3:16 | Boyzone | Baby Can I Hold You | Boyzone | Single |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 569168-2 |
| 1.9 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:16 | Boyzone | Now That's What I Call Music! 24 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.2 | Baby Can I Hold You (7″ edit) | 3:15 | Boyzone | Where We Belong (UK PMDC Pressing) | Boyzone | Album |
| PolyGram | 557 398-2 |
| 1.4 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:15 | Boyzone | …By Request | Boyzone | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 547 404-2 |
| 1.4 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:15 | Boyzone | …By Request | Boyzone | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 547 599-2 |
| 1.8 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:17 | Boyzone | The All Time Greatest Movie Songs, Volume Two | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music TV | MOODCD67 |
| 1.4 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:15 | Boyzone | …By Request (Australian limited edition) | Boyzone | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Ireland | 547 957-2 |
| 1.4 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:15 | Boyzone | Boyzone...by Request | Boyzone | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 314 547 404-2 |
| 1.11 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:15 | Boyzone | Donnamour, Volume 6 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Belgium | 7243 499344 2 |
| 1.1 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:18 | Boyzone | True Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| St Michael | MS4992 |
| 2.3 | Baby, Can I Hold You | 3:15 | Boyzone | Careless Whisper, Vol. 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 2028-05 |
| 1.15 | Baby Can I Hold You | ?:?? | Boyzone | New Woman 2000 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 8 49105 2 5, VTDCD 289 |
| 1.9 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:14 | Boyzone | Burning Hearts: Best Sad Songs for Your Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | |
| 2.8 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:13 | Boyzone | Close to You | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 585374 2 |
| 2.4 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:18 | Boyzone | Greatest Hits From the Movies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | RDCD3211-5 |
| 1.11 | Baby, Can I Hold You | 3:14 | Boyzone | One Shot ’90, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 520 742-2 |
| 2.17 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:13 | Boyzone | Emotions | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 583 281-2 |
| 1.4 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:15 | Boyzone | Ballads: The Love Song Collection | Boyzone | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.8 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:14 | Boyzone | FriendsReunited.co.uk: The 90s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 9808782 |
| 2.7 | Baby Can I Hold You Tonight | 3:14 | Boyzone | The Crying Game | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 981 1483 |
| 1.4 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:15 | Boyzone | Ballads: The Love Song Collection | Boyzone | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 076 074-2 |
| 1.4 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:16 | Boyzone | Ballads: The Ultimate Love Songs Collection 1993-2001 | Boyzone | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 076 098-2 |
| 1.4 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:16 | Boyzone | Ballads: The Ultimate Love Songs Collection 1993-2001 | Boyzone | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.14 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:17 | Boyzone | Greatest Love of All | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Lombardini Music | LOMBDCD01 |
| 1.19 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:14 | Boyzone | Je t’aime 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 9836351 |
| 1.14 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:14 | Boyzone | Knuffel Zomer | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | 82876877282 |
| 2.11 | Baby Can I Hold You Tonight | 3:14 | Boyzone | The Love Songs Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 983 662 7 |
| 2.5 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:13 | Boyzone | One Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 9846548 |
| 3.1 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:14 | Boyzone | True Power‐Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | |
| 1.14 | Baby Can I Hold You Tonight | 3:12 | Boyzone | Absolute Greatest Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | |
| 1.2 | Baby Can I Hold You | ?:?? | Boyzone | Back Again… No Matter What: The Greatest Hits | Boyzone | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.2 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:15 | Boyzone | Back Again… No Matter What: The Greatest Hits | Boyzone | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 1785357 |
| 1.2 | Baby Can I Hold You (7″ edit) | 3:15 | Boyzone | Back Again… No Matter What: The Greatest Hits | Boyzone | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 1786483 |
| 1.9 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:15 | Boyzone | Real Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 8823859 |
| 2.8 | Baby Can I Hold You Tonight | 3:14 | Boyzone | Time to Say Goodbye 2010 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Records | 5327523 |
| 2.4 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:15 | Boyzone | De mooiste openingsdansen, Volume 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| ARS Entertainment (Belgium label), Universal Music Belgium | 5330276 |
| 5.7 | Baby Can I Hold You (edit) | 3:14 | Boyzone | 100x Liefde 2012 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | |
| 1.3 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:13 | Boyzone | You Raise Me Up | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Decca Records | |
| 5.9 | Baby Can I Hold You (7" edit) | 3:15 | Boyzone | 100x Winter 2012 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music B.V. (not for release label use! NL subsidiary of UMG) | |
| 1.3 | Baby Can I Hold You (7″ edit) | ?:?? | Boyzone | Love Me for a Reason: The Collection | Boyzone | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:15 | Boyzone | Love Me for a Reason: The Collection | Boyzone | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | SPEC2089 |
| 2.2 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:16 | Boyzone | No Matter What: The Essential | Boyzone | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 5376176, 5376177, 5376178, SPECESS12 |
| 1.10 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:16 | Boyzone | 101 Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases) | UMC10120 |
| 1.2 | Baby Can I Hold You (edit) | 3:13 | Boyzone | Where We Belong | Boyzone | Album |
| Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases) | |
| 1.58 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:14 | Boyzone | The Best 90s Album in the World…Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) | [none] |
| 1.5 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:17 | Boyzone | Golden Covers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.6 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:16 | Boyzone | Prima Donna '98 hits (disc 2) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.2 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:15 | Boyzone | Where We Belong | Boyzone | Album | |||
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.11 | Baby Can I Hold You (7″ edit) | 3:16 | Boyzone | Music in Motion II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CPG 1998102 | |
| 1.13 | Baby Can I Hold You Tonight | 3:14 | Boyzone | The Midnight Hour: The 20 Sexiest Hits of All Time | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sabam Crescendo, The Mail on Sunday (newspaper) | MoS 007 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.19 | Baby Can I Hold You | 3:14 | Boyzone | The Braun MTV Eurochart '98, Volume 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| MTV Music Entertainment (Holland) | 95-520-791-01 |
Relationships
| programming: | Stephen Lipson James McMillan (trumpeter and engineer) |
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| producer: | Stephen Lipson |
| mixer: | Heff Moraes |
| drums (drum set) [drums]: | Andy Duncan (UK drummer and producer) |
| guitar [guitars]: | Calum McColl Dominic Miller (guitarist) |
| mandolin [mandolins]: | Stephen Lipson |
| background vocals [backing vocals]: | Andy Caine |
| vocals: | Keith Duffy (Member of Boyzone) Stephen Gately Mikey Graham Ronan Keating Shane Lynch |
| orchestrator: | Nick Ingham |
| concertmaster: | Gavyn Wright (UK violinist) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Polygram Ireland Ltd. (in 1997) |
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| recorded at: | Landsdowne Studios |
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| recording of: | Baby Can I Hold You (cover) |
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Related works
Baby Can I Hold You
| lyricist and composer: | Tracy Chapman |
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| publisher: | EMI Songs Ltd. Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK) Purple Rabbit Music Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) |
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