| Oh Babe, What Would You Say | |
| Cover: | Oh_Babe,_What_Would_You_Say_-_Hurricane_Smith.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Hurricane Smith |
| B-Side: | "Getting to Know You"[1] |
| Released: | 30 March 1972 (UK)[2] July 1972 (US)[3] |
| Recorded: | 1972 |
| Genre: | Pop rock |
| Length: | 3:33 |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Producer: | Hurricane Smith |
| Prev Title: | Don't Let It Die |
| Prev Year: | 1971 |
| Next Title: | Who Was It? |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
"Oh Babe, What Would You Say" is a song by record producer Hurricane Smith, written by his wife Eileen Sylvia Smith, and released in the US by Capitol Records in March 1972.[1] It was a transatlantic hit, becoming a US No. 1 Cash Box and a Billboard Pop No. 3 hit,[4] No. 3 in the Canadian RPM Magazine chart, and No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart.[5]
| Chart (1972–1973) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia[6] | 13 | |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 3 | |
| New Zealand (Listener)[7] | 9 | |
| UK | 4 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 3 | |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[9] | 2 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100[10] | 1 |
| Chart (1973) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Australia | 74 |
| Canada[12] | 36 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 57 |
| US Cash Box [14] | 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. It's sentimental lyrics include the line: "Just to walk with you along the Milky Way".
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 278.
