You, Babe
| "You, Babe" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Lefty Frizzell | ||||
| B-side | "When It Rains the Blues" | |||
| Released | August 12, 1972 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sanger D. Shafer | |||
| Lefty Frizzell singles chronology | ||||
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| "You Babe" | ||||
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| Single by Merle Haggard | ||||
| from the album Chill Factor | ||||
| B-side | "Thirty Again" | |||
| Released | November 19, 1988 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Epic Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sanger D. Shafer | |||
| Producer(s) | Ken Seusov, Merle Haggard | |||
| Merle Haggard singles chronology | ||||
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"You, Babe" is a song recorded by American country music artist Lefty Frizzell. It was released in August 1972 as a single only. The song reached #59 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] The song was written by Sanger D. Shafer.
Cover versions
[edit]The song recorded in 1988 by American country music Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers under the title "You Babe". Haggard's was released in November of that year as the fourth single from the album Chill Factor. The song reached #23 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[2]
Chart performance
[edit]Lefty Frizzell
[edit]| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 59 |
Merle Haggard
[edit]| Chart (1988-1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 23 |
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 124.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 142.
- ^ "Lefty Frizzell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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