George McCrae ~ Rock Your Baby 1974 Disco Purrfection Version

Harry Wayne Casey and Rick Finch were just beginners when they wrote and produced George McCrae’s “Rock Your Baby“. Both had been messing around the studio learning the ropes and recording artists like Betty Wright and Jimmy Bo Horne. They had cut the instrumental track in less than an hour, but realized that the vocals needed someone who could sing in a higher register than either one of them could. Estimating the cost of the session at $15, they now had to find a female vocalist. Fatefully, George entered the studio that day and cut his vocals in two takes. In an inspired move, he sang the song in a falsetto and as if he were in a dream, a counterpoint to the loud and harsh funky music that was currently popular. The song took off in the discos first. George says he was not prepared for the monster hit as he had been performing for audiences of 200 and now could have 5000 - 10,000 people listening to him. The song took seven weeks to reach the top of the Hot 100 and stayed there for two w