"Sweet Baby" is a song by American musicians George Duke and Stanley Clarke. It was released in 1981 as the first single of their collaborative debut album The Clarke/Duke Project. Reaching a peak position of No. 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100, the single remained on the chart for a total of twenty weeks. On the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, "Sweet Baby" reached No. 6.[2] The song is also noteworthy for its use of the electric sitar. During concert performances, Duke performed the song with American singer Lynn Davis.[3][4] Their version appears on Duke's concert DVD Live in Tokyo Japan 1983".[5]
In 1999, the song was covered by Filipino singer-producer Martin Nievera. Al Jarreau and Lalah Hathaway covered the song for 2014 tribute album My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke.[6]