<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Talkin' ' bout a Revolution" (1988) </Td> <Td> "Baby Can I Hold You" (1988) </Td> <Td> "Crossroads" (1989) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Talkin' ' bout a Revolution" (1988) </Td> <Td> "Baby Can I Hold You" (1988) </Td> <Td> "Crossroads" (1989) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Baby Can I Hold You" is the third single released by the American contemporary folk artist Tracy Chapman, released in late 1988 . The song reached the top fifty in the United States, unlike its predecessor, "Talkin' ' bout a Revolution", but it failed to become Chapman's second top forty hit, peaking at #48 . It did, however, give her a second chart entry on the US Adult Contemporary charts, peaking at #19 in early 1989 . (Her first adult contemporary hit was "Fast Car", which reached #7 on the AC charts .) Given the commercial decline Chapman suffered following the release of her second album Crossroads, "Baby Can I Hold You" also became her last top fifty hit until 1996's "Give Me One Reason". </P> <P> Neil Diamond recorded the song for his 1989 album, The Best Years of Our Lives, and became the first of many artists to cover the song . Chapman subsequently re-recorded the song as a duet with Luciano Pavarotti for the CD Pavarotti and Friends for Cambodia and Tibet . And it was re-released as a single in promotion of the hits package Collection which reached #3 in the United Kingdom in 2001 . In 1989 the song was notably covered by Jamaican reggae singer Sanchez, and the version became a staple in dance clubs internationally and is still widely played on America urban radio stations . </P>

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