The Equals were a group from North London, England formed in 1965 whose music was said to fuse pop, blues, ska, and beat.

"[12] In a 2006 review, Freaky Trigger called the song an "excellent pop track that happens to have been made by a mixed-race, mixed-birthplace British-Caribbean band.

"[13] In 1993, Europop duo London Boys released their version of "Baby Come Back" as the second single from their third album Love 4 Unity.

"Baby Come Back" was covered by English reggae singer and toaster Pato Banton in 1994, who was joined by Robin and Ali Campbell of UB40.

Released in September 1994 by Virgin Records, the song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart.

In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "The new version is to be honest not half bad with toasting from newcomer Pato Banton and singing supplied by Ali and Robin Campbell from UB40, following Bitty McLean as the second protege they have helped into the charts.

He added, "A remake of the old Equal' hit, updated and reggafied by Banton in a jittery ska style, with vocal support from UB40's Campbell brothers Ali and Robin.