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"Rock Your Baby" is the debut single by American singer George McCrae. Written and produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch of KC and the Sunshine Band, "Rock Your Baby" became an early landmark recording of disco. [6] It was the only international hit for McCrae.
George Warren McCrae Jr. (born October 19, 1944) [1] is an American soul and disco singer who is most famous for his 1974 hit "Rock Your Baby". Biography and career [ edit ]
Gwendolyn Patricia McCrae (née Mosley, December 21, 1943 – February 21, 2025) was an American singer, best known for her 1975 hit "Rockin' Chair". [1] Known in the music industry as the "Queen of Rare Groove", McCrae's gospel, soul, disco and funk vocals have been heavily sampled by industry leaders in dance music including Cassius, Madlib, Lady Gaga, Avicii, Cypress Hill, Mobb Deep amongst ...
Gwen and George McCrae, who had a hit with Rock Me Baby, pictured together in 1970 [Getty Images] Despite her lack of subsequent mainstream chart success in the US, McCrae went on to record well ...
Gwen's husband, George McCrae, had a number-one hit single the year earlier, "Rock Your Baby." "Rockin' Chair" was intended to be an answer song to George's hit. The songs were released just less than a year apart. George provided backing vocals on the song.
Three months later, George McCrae reached number one with another disco song, "Rock Your Baby"; [9] both singles also topped the all-genre Hot 100 chart. [10] "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" by Barry White and Stevie Wonder's "You Haven't Done Nothin'" also topped both charts. [10]
In the meantime, while working on demos for KC & the Sunshine Band, the song "Rock Your Baby" (George McCrae) was created. [4] Written by Casey and Finch, it featured Smith on guitar and became a number one hit in 51 countries in mid-1974.
George McCrae (pictured in 2015) spent three weeks at number-one in 1974 with his signature song "Rock Your Baby". It became the fifth biggest song of this year. The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. [1]