"Babe It's Up to You" is a song by the British rock band Smokie from their 1979 studio album The Other Side of the Road. It was the album's second single.
| "Babe It's Up to You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Smokie | ||||
| from the album The Other Side of the Road | ||||
| B-side | "Did She Have To Go Away" | |||
| Released | 19 October 1979[1] | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | RAK | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gloria Macari, Roger Ferris | |||
| Producer(s) | Smokie | |||
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Background and writing
editThe song was written by Gloria "Glo" Macari and Roger Ferris and produced by Smokie. It samples the piece Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour from The Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach in the chorus of the song.
Commercial performance
editThe song reached no. 8 in Germany.[2]
Charts
edit| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 60 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 5 |
| Germany[2] | 8 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 41 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] | 8 |
Cover versions
editChris Norman included his solo cover of the song on his 2000 studio album Full Circle.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 34.
- ^ a b "Smokie - Babe It's Up To You". Spanishcharts.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 279. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Smokie – Babe It's Up to You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Smokie – Babe It's Up to You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Smokie – Babe It's Up to You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Chris Norman - Full Circle". Spanishcharts.com. Retrieved October 20, 2017.