Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 1954
Honey-Babe
Buy Honey-Babe now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
"'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, reaching No. 6 on the U.S. pop chart in 1955.
The song ranked at No. 23 on 'Billboard' magazine's Top 30 singles of 1955."1955's Top Popular Records" 'Billboard' January 7, 1956: 20
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.
*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".
*Lightnin' Hopkins' version of the song was released on his 1991 compilation album 'The Complete Aladdin Recordings'.
References
Category:1954 songs
Category:1954 singles
Category:Songs with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Category:MGM Records singles
Category:RCA Victor singles
Buy Honey-Babe now from Amazon
<-- Return to songs from 1954