Oh Babe, What Would You Say

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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1972–1973)PeakpositionAustralia13Canada RPM Top Singles3New Zealand (Listener)9UK 4US Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - 3US Billboard Adult ContemporaryBillboard Adult Contemporary, January 27, 19732US Cash Box Top 1001

Year-end charts Chart (1972)RankUK 1972 in British music#Best-selling singles48 Chart (1973)RankAustralia74Canada36US Billboard Hot 100Musicoutfitters.com57US Cash Box 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. Its sentimental lyrics include the line: "Just to walk with you along the Milky Way".

See also List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States

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