I Can't Quit You Baby

written by Willie Dixon;
first recorded by Otis Rush in 1956;

25 suggested versions:

Otis Rush
I Can't Quit You Baby (3:08)
Recorded at Boulevard Studio, Chicago, IL, July 11, 1956;
Originally released by Cobra in 1956
on the 7" & 10" single "Otis Rush: I Can't Quit You Baby"

Otis Rush - guitars, vocals 
Wayne Bennett - guitars
Walter Horton - harmonica 
Red Holloway - tenor sax
Lafayette Leake - piano
Willie Dixon - bass
Al Duncan - drums

John Lee Hooker
I Can't Quit You Baby (3:29)
Recorded in Chicago, IL, May 1966;
Originally released by MCA in 1991
on the album "John Lee Hooker: More Real Folk Blues - The Missing Album";
Also released by MCA in 1991
on the album "John Lee Hooker: The Complete Chess Folk Blues Sessions"

John Lee Hooker - guitars, vocals
Eddie Guitar Burns - guitars
Lafayette Leake - piano
unknown - bass
Fred Below - drums
Guitar solo in the mid by Eddie Guitar Burns

Savoy Brown
Can't Quit You Baby (3:38)
Recorded Wessex Sound Studio, London, UK, August 1966;
Originally released by Purdah in 1966
on the 7" single "Savoy Brown Blues Band: I Tried";
Also released by Immediate in 1968
on the album "Blues Anytime Vol. 2"

Brice Portius - vocals
John O'Leary - harmonica
Kim Simmonds - guitars
Bob Hall - piano
Ray Chappell - bass
Leo Mannings - drums

John Mayall
I Can't Quit You Baby (4:32)
Recorded at Decca Studios, West Hampstead, UK, July 12, 1967;
Originally released by Decca in 1967
on the album "John Mayall: Crusade"

John Mayall - piano, vocals
Mick Taylor - guitars
John McVie - bass
Keef Hartley - drums
Chris Mercer - tenor sax
Rip Kant - baritone sax
Guitar solo in the mid by Mick Taylor

James Cotton
I Can't Quit You Baby (3:39)
Recorded live at the New Penelope Café, Montreal, Canada, September 28, 1967;
Originally released by Just a Memory in 2002
on the album "James Cotton: Midnight Creeper"

James Cotton - vocals
Luther Tucker - guitars
Alberto Gianquinto - piano
Bobby Anderson - bass
Francis Clay - drums
Guitar solo in the mid by Luther Tucker

John Mayall
I Can't Quit You Baby (9:06)
Recorded live in Schiedam, Holland, November 5, 1967;
Originally released by Decca in 1968
on the album "John Mayall: The Diary of a Band - Volume One"

John Mayall - organ, vocals 
Mick Taylor - guitars
Keith Tillman - bass
Keef Hartley - drums 
Chris Mercer - sax
Dick Heckstall-Smith - sax
Guitar solo in the mid by Mick Taylor
Sax solo in the mid by Chris Mercer or Dick Heckstall-Smith

Dirty Blues Band
I Can't Quit You Baby (5:41)
Recorded in Hollywood, CA, April 23, 1968;
Originally released by Bluesway in 1968
on the album "The Dirty Blues Band featuring Rod Gingerman Piazza: Stone Dirt"

Rod Piazza - harmonica, vocals
Rick Lunetta - guitars
Pat Maloney - piano
Gregg Anderson - bass
Dave Miter - drums
Jimmy Forrest - tenor sax
Willie Green - baritone sax
Freddie Hill - trumpet
Sax solo at the beginning by Jimmy Forrest
Guitar solo in the mid by Rick Lunetta
Harmonica solo at the end by Rod Piazza

Led Zeppelin
I Can't Quit You Baby (4:43)
Recorded at Olympic Studios, London, UK, September-October 1968;
Originally released by Atlantic in 1969
on the album "Led Zeppelin"

Robert Plant - vocals
Jimmy Page - guitars
John Paul Jones - bass
John Bonham - drums
Guitar solo in the mid by Jimmy Page

Led Zeppelin
I Can't Quit You Babe (6:01)
Recorded live at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, April 27, 1969;
Not released officially;
released on the bootleg album "Led Zeppelin: 20 Years Train Kept a Rollin'"

Robert Plant - vocals
Jimmy Page - guitars
John Paul Jones - bass
John Bonham - drums
Guitar solo at the beginning & in the mid by Jimmy Page

Willie Dixon
I Can't Quit You Baby (6:45)
Recorded in (prob.) 1969;
Originally released by Columbia in 1970
on the album "Willie Dixon: I am the Blues"

Willie Dixon - vocals
Big Walter Horton - harmonica
Mighty Joe Young - guitars
Johnny Shines - guitars
Lafayette Leake - piano
Sylvester Boines - bass
Clifton James - drums
Guitar solo in the mid by Mighty Joe Young
Harmonica solo in the mid by Big Walter Horton
Guitar solo before the end by Johnny Shines
Piano solo before the end by Lafayette Leake

Little Milton
I Can't Quit You Baby (7:46)
Recorded live at the Summit Club, Los Angeles, CA, 1972;
Originally released by Stax in 1984
on the album "Little Milton: Grits Ain't Groceries"

Little Milton - guitars, vocals
Joe Campbell - trumpet
Calep Emphrey - drums
unknown - guitars, bass, horns
Guitar solo at the beginning & at the end by Little Milton

Otis Rush
I Can't Quit You Baby (6:04)
Recorded at Barclay Studio, Paris, France, November 26, 1974;
Originally released by Evidence in 1992
on the re-released album "Screamin' and Cryin'"

Otis Rush - guitars, vocals
Jimmy Dawkins - guitars
Jerome Van Jones - organ, piano
Willie Mabon - piano
James Green - bass
Bob Plunkett - drums
Guitar solo at the beginning, in the mid & at the end by Otis Rush

Mighty Joe Young
I Can't Quit You Baby (4:17)
Recorded live at the Wise Fools Pub, Chicago, IL, 1978;
Originally released by Quicksilver in 1990
on the album "Mighty Joe Young: Live at the Wise Fools Pub"

Mighty Joe Young - guitars, vocals
Lafayette Leake - piano
Tommy Giblin - organ
Bennie Turner - bass
Willie Hayes - drums
Guitar solo at the beginning by Mighty Joe Young
Piano solo in the mid by Lafayette Leake

Luther Allision
I Can't Quit You Babe (7:39)
Recorded live at La Chapelle Des Lombards, Paris, France, 1979;
Originally released by Blue Silver in 1979
on the album "Luther Allison: Live"

Luther Allison - guitars, vocals
James Solberg - guitars
Sid Wingfield - piano
Kenny Berdoll - bass
Danny Schmidt - drums
Guitar solo after the 1st & 2nd verses by Luther Allison
Piano solo after the 1st verse by Sid Wingfield

Cash McCall
I Can't Quit You Baby (6:05)
Recorded live at the Volksbildungsheim, Frankfurt, Germany, October 22, 1985;
Originally released by L+R in 1986
on the album "American Folk Blues Festival Live '85"

Cash McCall - guitars, vocals
Rickey Grundy - piano
Al Keith - bass
Lance Lee - drums
Guitar solo at the beginning by Cash McCall
Piano solo in the mid by Rickey Grundy

Pat Travers
I Can't Quit You (4:50)
Recorded at Prairie Sun Studios, Cotati, CA, (prob.) 1992;
Originally released by Blues Bureau in 1992
on the album "Pat Travers: Blues Tracks"

Pat Travers - guitars, vocals
Little John Chrisley - harmonica
Brad Russell - bass
Joe Nevolo - drums
Harmonica solo in the mid by Little John Chrisley
Guitar solo in the mid by Pat Travers

Oernes Blues Band
I Can't Quit You Baby (4:40)
Recorded live at Det Bruunske Pakhus, Fredericia, Denmark, October 1998;
Originally released in 1999
on the album "Oernes Blues Band: Ramblin'"

Kåre Abraham - guitars, vocals
Ken Damkier - guitars
Jan Hvitved - bass
Jesper Bo Nielsen - drums
Guitar solo in the mid by Ken Damkier or Kåre Abraham

Todd Wolfe
I Can't Quit U (6:51)
Recorded live at Manny's Car Wash, December 6-7, 1998;
Originally released by Blue Lizard in 1999
on the album "The Todd Wolfe Blues Project: Live from Manny's Car Wash"

Todd Wolfe - guitars, vocals
Mike Lattrell - piano
Eric Massimino - bass
Paul Unsworth - drums
Guitar solo in the mid & at the end by Todd Wolfe

Little Milton
I Can't Quit You Baby (9:50)
Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, AL, (prob.) 1999;
Originally released by Malaco in 1999
on the album "Welcome to Little Milton"

Little Milton - guitars, vocals
Warren Haynes - guitars
Allen Woody - bass
Matt Abts - drums
Guitar solos in the mid by Warren Haynes/Little Milton/Warren Haynes/Little Milton
Guitar solo at the end by Little Milton

Otis Rush
I Can't Quit You Baby (7:55)
Recorded live at Broadway Studios, San Francisco, CA, December 16, 1999;
Originally released by Blues Express in 2003
on the DVD album "Otis Rush: Live Part 1";
Also released by Blues Express in 2006
on the album "Otis Rush: Live...And In Concert from San Francisco"

Otis Rush - guitars, vocals
Bob Levis - guitars
Marty Sammon - piano
Billy Fuller Jr. - bass
Lester Jordan - drums
Willie Henderson - baritone sax
Larry Weathersby - tenor sax
Willie Woods - trombone
Marvin McFadden - trumpet
Guitar solo at the beginning, after the 1st verse, before the last verse & at the end by Otis Rush
Piano solo after the 2nd verse by Marty Sammon

Joe Survival Caruso
I Can't Quit You Baby (5:41)
Recorded in (prob.) 2001;
Originally released by Southland in 2001
on the album "Joe Survival Caruso: I'll Never Get Out of These Blues Alive"

Joe Survival Caruso - guitars, vocals
George Fortier - tenor sax
Richard Bird - bass
Al Hyde - drums
Guitar solo at the beginning & in the mid by Joe Survival Caruso
Sax solo at the beginning & in the mid by George Fortier

Gary Moore
I Can't Quit You Baby (5:48)
Recorded at Sphere Studios, London, UK, (prob.) 2004;
Originally released by Sanctuary in 2004
on the album "Gary Moore: Power of the Blues"

Gary Moore - guitars, vocals
Bob Daisley - bass
Darrin Mooney - drums
Guitar solo in the mid by Gary Moore

Michael Powers
Can't Quit You Baby (3:07)
Recorded at the Magic Shop, New York City, NY, (prob.) 2004;
Originally released by Baryon in 2004
on the album "Michael Powers: Onyx Root"

Michael Powers - guitars, vocals
Jimi Zhivago - guitars, organ
Neil Jason - bass
Steve Jordan - drums
Guitar solo in the mid by Michael Powers

Leslie West
I Can't Quit You (4:50)
Recorded at Showplace Studios, Dover, NY, (prob.) 2005;
Originally released by Blues Bureau (US) & Provogue (Europe) in 2005
on the album "Leslie West: Got Blooze"

Leslie West - guitars, vocals
Kevin Curry - guitars
Tim Bogert - bass
Aynsley Dunbar - drums
Guitar solo in the mid by Leslie West

Rolling Stones
I Can't Quit You Baby (5:13)
Recorded at British Grove Studios, London, UK, December 11-15, 2015;
Originally released by Polydor in 2016
on the album "Rolling Stones: Blue & Lonesome"

Mick Jagger - harmonica, vocals
Keith Richards - guitars
Ronnie Wood - guitars
Eric Clapton - guitars
Chuck Leavell - organ
Matt Clifford - piano
Darryl Jones - bass
Charlie Watts - drums
Guitar solo at the beginning & after the 2nd verse by Keith Richards
Guitar solo after the 1st verse by Eric Clapton

This Willie Dixon composition don't be confused with John Lee Hooker's own composition, titled I CAN'T QUIT YOU NOW BLUES, recorded live in 1963; it was covered by Cuby + Blizzards in 2003, titled I CAN'T QUIT YOU BABY