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
"Watermelon Time in Georgia" (1970) "You, Babe" (1972) "I Can't Get Over You to Save My Life" (1973)

"You Babe"
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
"We Never Touch at All" (1988) "You Babe" (1988) "5:01 Blues" (1989)

"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

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

Lefty Frizzell

Chart (1972)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	59

Merle Haggard

Chart (1988-1989)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	23

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 124.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 142.
3. "Lefty Frizzell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
4. "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.