Oh Babe, What Would You Say

"Oh Babe, What Would You Say"
"Oh Babe, What Would You Say"
Single by Hurricane Smith
B-side	"Getting to Know You"
Released	30 March 1972 (UK); July 1972 (US)
Recorded	1972
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:33
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Eileen Sylvia Smith
Producer(s)	Hurricane Smith
Hurricane Smith singles chronology
Official audio
	"Oh Babe, What Would You Say" on YouTube

"Oh Babe, What Would You Say" is a song by record producer Hurricane Smith, written by his wife Eileen Sylvia Smith, and released in the US by Capitol Records in March 1972.^[3] It was a transatlantic hit, becoming a US No. 1 Cash Box and a Billboard Pop No. 3 hit,^[4] No. 3 in the Canadian RPM Magazine chart, and No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart.^[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1972–1973)	Peak position
Australia^[6]	13
Canada RPM Top Singles	3
Ireland (IRMA)^[7]	10
New Zealand (Listener)^[8]	9
UK ^[5]	4
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	3
US Billboard Adult Contemporary^[10]	2
US Cash Box Top 100^[11]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1972)	Rank
UK ^[12]	48

Chart (1973)	Rank
Australia	74
Canada^[13]	36
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	57
US Cash Box ^[15]	31

The song is noted for its alto saxophone solo, played by Frank Hardcastle, which is heard in the intro, the middle instrumental section, and the outro before the song's fade. The arrangement is in the style of the 1930s popular song genre. It's sentimental lyrics include the line: "Just to walk with you along the Milky Way".

Other versions

Cass Elliot, in the summer of 1972, on her album The Road Is No Place for a Lady.
Liza Minnelli, for her 1973 album The Singer.
Popular Italian trumpeter and singer Nini Rosso released it as a single in September 1972.
A modified rendition was recorded by Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton for the album "Archie and Edith Side by Side" in 1973.

References

^ "Hurricane Smith - Oh Babe, What Would You Say".
^ "Hurricane Smith - Oh Babe, What Would You Say?".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Oh Babe, What Would You Say". Discogs. 1972.
^ "1973 UK, Eurochart, Billboard & Cashbox No.1 Hits". Archived from the original on 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "Flavour of new zealand - Home".
^ 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". Library and Archives Canada.
^ Musicoutfitters.com
^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1973". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2017-02-12.

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[1] "Hurricane Smith - Oh Babe, What Would You Say".

[2] "Hurricane Smith - Oh Babe, What Would You Say?".

[single-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Oh Babe, What Would You Say". Discogs. 1972.

[us_charts-4] "1973 UK, Eurochart, Billboard & Cashbox No.1 Hits". Archived from the original on 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2008-02-13.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-5] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 509. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[aus-6] 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.

[sc_Ireland2_-7] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Oh, Babe, What Would You Say". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 15, 2017.

[8] "Flavour of new zealand - Home".

[9] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[10] Billboard Adult Contemporary, January 27, 1973

[11] "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, February 17, 1973". Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.

[12] 1972 in British music#Best-selling singles

[13] Canada, Library and Archives (February 8, 2017). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.

[14] Musicoutfitters.com

[15] "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1973". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2017-02-12.

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