Babe It's Up to You
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| "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 | 1979 | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | RAK | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gloria Macari, Roger Ferris | |||
| Producer(s) | Smokie | |||
| Smokie singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
Background and writing
The song was written by Gloria "Glo" Macari and Roger Ferris and produced by Smokie.
Commercial performance
The song reached no. 8 in Germany.[1]
Charts
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 60 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 5 |
| Germany[1] | 8 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] | 41 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 8 |
Cover versions
Chris Norman included his solo cover of the song on his 2000 studio album Full Circle.[6]
References
- ^ 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.