Honey-Babe Explained

Honey-Babe
Type:	single
Artist:	Art Mooney and His Orchestra
B-Side:	No Regrets
Released:	December 1954
Genre:	Big band
Label:	MGM
Prev Title:	Bip Bam
Prev Year:	1954
Next Title:	Sunset to Sunrise
Next Year:	1955

"Honey-Babe" is a song written by Max Steiner and Paul Francis Webster which was featured in the 1955 film Battle Cry. It was commercially recorded by Art Mooney and His Orchestra,^[1] reaching No. 6 on the U.S. pop chart in 1955.^[2]

The song ranked at No. 23 on Billboard magazine's Top 30 singles of 1955.^[3]

Since its release, the song has been used as a cadence, with countless variations and adaptations in verses, in all branches of the US military to the present day.

Other versions

• The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra released the original version of the song as a single in February 1955, but it did not chart.^[4]
• Cyril Stapleton and His Orchestra featuring Gordon Langhorn released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1955 hit single "Blue Star".^[5]
• Lightnin' Hopkins' version of the song was released on his 1991 compilation album The Complete Aladdin Recordings.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Art Mooney, "Honey-Babe" Single Release. March 30, 2018.
2. Web site: Art Mooney, "Honey-Babe" Chart Position. March 30, 2018.
3. "1955's Top Popular Records" Billboard January 7, 1956: 20
4. Web site: The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, "Honey Babe" Chart Position. March 30, 2018.
5. Web site: Cyril Stapleton and His Orchestra featuring Gordon Langhorn, "Blue Star" Single Release. March 30, 2018.
6. Web site: Lightnin' Hopkins, The Complete Aladdin Recordings. . March 30, 2018.