UB 40 Chrissie Hynde: I got you babe 7″UK 1985. Number 1 hit single + Theme from labour of love. Check video. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Description

UB40 – I Got You Babe
Label: DEP International
Catalog#: DEP 20
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1985
Genre: Electronic, Reggae
Style: Reggae-Pop

Tracklist:
A I Got You Babe 3:08
Arranged By – UB40
Featuring, Vocals – Chrissie Hynde
Words By, Music By – Sonny Bono
B Theme From Labour Of Love 3:05
Composed By – UB40

Producer – Ray “Pablo” Falconer , UB40

“I Got You Babe” is a song performed by Sonny & Cher and written by Sonny Bono. It was the first single taken from their debut studio album Look at Us. In August 1965.
Twenty years later, in 1985, British band UB40 with American singer Chrissie Hynde recorded a cover version of “I Got You Babe” for the group’s studio album Baggariddim. The song also appeared on the Pretenders’ 1987 compilation album The Singles. This version of “I Got You Babe” charted at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1985 and reached number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Track listings 7″-single
I Got You Babe 3:08
UB40 – Theme From Labour Of Love 3:05

Charts Weekly charts
Chart (1985) Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 4
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 6
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) 6
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) 7
France (SNEP) 29
Ireland (IRMA) 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 15
UK Singles (OCC) 1
US Billboard Hot 100 28
West Germany (Official German Charts) 15

Year-end charts…Chart (1985) Position
Belgium (Ultratop) 32
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 51
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 15
Certifications
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) Gold 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 500,000