Babe (band)
| Babe | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| founding | 1979 |
| resolution | 1986 |
| Founding members | |
| Rita Van Rooij | |
singing |
Monique Hagemeyer (until 1980) |
singing |
Gemma van Eck (until 1981) |
| Last occupation | |
singing |
Rita Van Rooij |
singing |
Margot van der Ven (since 1980) |
singing |
Marga Bult (since 1981) |
Babe was a Dutch female pop group from the 1970s and 1980s.
Band history
Babe was founded in 1979 by Peter Koelewijn , who produced all tracks with the exception of the single Tick-a-thumps my heart .
The group originally consisted of Gemma van Eck, Rita van Rooij and Monique Hagemeyer. Hagemeyer was replaced by Margot van der Ven in 1980 and Van Eck by Marga Bult in 1981 . Measured by the number of top 40 hits, Babe is the most successful group that never reached the top 10 of the Dutch charts.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 NL
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| 1980 | Babe |
NL29 (9 weeks) NL |
More albums
- 1981 - Blitzers
- 1983 - Shop Around
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
NL
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| 1979 | Please Me, Please Do Babe |
NL21 (5 weeks) NL |
B-side: The King Is Back
|
| (Never listen to a) Bouzouki Player Babe |
NL15 (7 weeks) NL |
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| 1980 | Ooh La La, I'm Falling Babe |
NL21 (6 weeks) NL |
B-side: LOVE
|
| The Drunken Sailor Babe |
NL15 (8 weeks) NL |
B-side: The Spanish Shuffle
|
|
| The Kiss Blitzers |
NL13 (7 weeks) NL |
B-side: Tigers Play Too Rough For You
|
|
| My Malaysia Blitzers |
NL22 (4 weeks) NL |
B-side: Billy Joe
|
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| 1981 | Mister Blitzer Blitzers |
NL22 (4 weeks) NL |
B-side: Kicks After Six
|
| Tick-A-Thumps My Heart Blitzers |
NL16 (6 weeks) NL |
B-side: Watch Out For The Big Jump
|
|
| I'm A Rocking Machine Blitzers |
NL19 (5 weeks) NL |
B-side: Victory
|
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| 1982 | Indian Habits (Hooka Heya) Shop Around |
NL20 (6 weeks) NL |
B-side: One Touch Too Much
|
| Together In Love Again Shop Around |
NL13 (6 weeks) NL |
B-side: SOS, Throw Me A Line
|
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| 1983 | Explosive Shop Around |
NL35 (3 weeks) NL |
B-side: Shocking
|
| (Don't You Ever) Shop Around Shop Around |
NL22 (5 weeks) NL |
B-side: Boomerang
|
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| 1984 | Dolly the Doll |
NL14 (5 weeks) NL |
B-side: Last Kiss, First Tears
|
More singles
- 1979 - Wonderboy / Billy The Kid
- 1984 - Minnie The Moocher / Daddy Was A Rocker
- 1984 - Tommy (Is A Winner) / Butter And Cheese
- 1984 - Wanna Do (What Mamma Said) / Again And Again
- 1985 - Hot Shot / The Garden Party
- 1985 - Tell Him / I Got You Under My Skin
- 1989 - 4 gold hits
Web links
- www.popinstituut.nl , biography of Babe (Dutch)
swell
- ↑ a b Chart sources: NL albums NL singles