 Chess Records originally issued the single with the title "Turn the Lamp Down Low", although the song is also referred to as "Turn Your Lamp Down Low", "Turn Your Light Down Low", or "Baby Please Don't Go".He regularly performed the song, several of which were recorded.Live versions appear on "Muddy Waters at Newport 1960" and on "Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981" with members of the Rolling Stones.