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Album cover. J / Stiefel Entertainment (82876 62182 2) (2004)
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" is a single by Rod Stewart and Dolly Parton. It was released in November 2004 by J Records and Stiefel Entertainment as the second single from Stewart's Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III album. The song is a cover of the popular holiday song written by Frank Loesser in 1944. Dolly included this 2004 recording on her 2022 deluxe edition of A Holly Dolly Christmas.

Track listing

  • Baby, It's Cold Outside (duet with Dolly Parton) (Frank Loesser) 3:51

Audio

Commercial performance

The single debuted at number 23 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart dated December 11, 2004. It peaked at number two on the chart dated December 25, 2004, its third week on the chart, and remained there for an additional week. It charted for five weeks. 

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the 2022 deluxe edition of A Holly Dolly Christmas liner notes.
Performance
  • Ken Ascher– piano, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Roberto Cani – violin
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Franklyn D'Antonio – violin
  • Brian Denbow – viola
  • Bruce Dukoa – violin
  • Stephen Erdody – cello
  • Julie Gigante – violin
  • Endre Granat – violin
  • Ana Landauer – violin
  • Tim Landauer – cello
  • Janet Lakatos – viola
  • David Low – cello
  • Bob Mann – guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Edie Markman – violin
  • Michael Markman – concertmaster, violin
  • Jorge Moraga – viola
  • Dan Neufeld – viola
  • Simon Oswell – viola
  • Dolly Parton – lead vocals
  • Robert Peterson – violin
  • Katia Popov – violin
  • Barbara Porter – violin
  • Steve Richards – cello
  • Gil Romero – violin
  • Nancy Roth – viola
  • Allan Schwartzberg – drums
  • Haim Shtrum – violin
  • Rod Stewart – lead vocals
  • David Walther – viola
  • Kenneth Yerke – violin
Production
  • Jon Allen – production coordinator
  • Helen Atkinson – engineer
  • Darwin Best – engineer
  • Raj Das – engineer
  • Doug Epstein – engineer
  • Bobby Ginsburg – recording engineer
  • Bob Mann – arrangement
  • Ryan Petrie – assistant recording engineer
  • Bill Schnee – string recording engineer
  • Michael Teaney – engineer
  • Alli Truch – creative director
  • Steve Tyrell – engineer
  • Andy Zulla – mixing engineer