Happy Birthday Baby Explained

Happy Birthday Baby was a hit for Tony Christie in 1974. It was also a hit for Lee Towers in 1980.

Tony Christie version

"Happy Birthday Baby"
Type:	single
Artist:	Tony Christie
B-Side:	Who Am I Fooling
Released:	1974
Genre:	Pop
Label:	MCA Records MCA 157
Producer:	Peter Sullivan

The song was written by Barry Mason and Roger Greenaway.^[1] It was released in the UK on MCA MCA 157 in September 1974. The B side was "Who Am I Fooling".^[2] By December 21, 1974, Billboard Magazine had recorded the single at No. 10 in the New Zealand Top 10.^[3] It peaked at No. 7,^[4] and spent a total of seven weeks in the charts.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Happy Birthday Baby" by Tony Christie! Chart (1975)! Peak
position

Australia (Kent Music Report)	14
New Zealand (RMNZ)	7

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Happy Birthday Baby" by Tony Christie! Chart (1975)! Peak
position

Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	58

Lee Towers version

"Happy Birthday, Baby"
Type:	single
Artist:	Lee Towers
B-Side:	Good Morning, How Are You
Released:	1979
Genre:	Pop
Producer:	Martin Duiser

Towers' version peaked at No. 38 in the Netherlands in 1980, and spent five weeks in the charts.^[6]

Notes and References

1. National Library of Australia - 1974, English, Printed music edition: Happy birthday baby (music) / words and music by Barry Mason and Roger Greenaway., Mason, Barry.
2. 45Cat - Tony Christie - Discography, UK
3. Billboard, December 21, 1974 - Page 57 Billboard Hits of the World, New Zealand
4. Billboard, Volume 87 - Page 80
5. Web site: National Top 100 Singles for 1975. . 79 . . 29 December 1975 . 15 January 2022 .
6. Ultratop.be - Lee Towers - Happy Birthday, Baby