Babe It's Up to You
| "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[edit]
The song was written by Gloria "Glo" Macari and Roger Ferris and produced by Smokie.
Commercial performance[edit]
The song reached no. 8 in Germany.[1]
Charts[edit]
| 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[edit]
Chris Norman included his solo cover of the song on his 2000 studio album Full Circle.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.