Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?
"Oh Babe, What Would You Say" is a song by record producer Hurricane Smith, written by his wife Eileen Sylvia Smith and released in 1972.[1] The song was a transatlantic hit; it made United States number one Cash Box and a Billboard Pop #3 hit,[4] #3 in the Canadian RPM Magazine top singles, and made #4 in the UK Singles Chart.[5]
| "Oh Babe, What Would You Say" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Hurricane Smith | |
| B-side | "Getting to Know You"[1] |
| Released | 30 March 1972 (UK)[2] July 1972 (US)[3] |
| Recorded | 1972 |
| Genre | Pop rock[1] |
| Length | 3:33[1] |
| Label | Capitol |
| Songwriter(s) | Eileen Sylvia Smith[1] |
| Producer(s) | Hurricane Smith[1] |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Other versions
- Cass Elliot recorded the song, in the summer of 1972, on her album The Road Is No Place for a Lady.
- Liza Minnelli recorded it for her 1973 album The Singer.
- The song was recorded by popular Italian trumpeter and singer Nini Rosso and released as a single in September 1972.
- A modified version of the song was recorded by Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton for the album "Archie and Edith Side by Side" in 1973.
References
- "Oh Babe, What Would You Say". Discogs.
- https://www.45cat.com/record/db8878
- https://www.45cat.com/record/3383
- "1973 UK, Eurochart, Billboard & Cashbox No.1 Hits". Archived from the original on 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 509. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 278. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Oh, Babe, What Would You Say". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=1328#n_view_location
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- Billboard Adult Contemporary, January 27, 1973
- "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, February 17, 1973". Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- 1972 in British music#Best-selling singles
- Canada, Library and Archives (February 8, 2017). "Image : RPM Weekly".
- Musicoutfitters.com
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2017-02-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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