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“Baby Can I Hold You” is the third single from American contemporary folk artist Tracy Chapman, released in late 1988. The song succeeded in reaching 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”. Neil Diamond recorded the song for his 1989 album, The Best Years... Read on...