Babe (song)
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"Babe" is a song on Styx's 1979 triple-platinum album Cornerstone. The song was Styx's first, and to date only, U.S. number-one single.
The song was written by member Dennis DeYoung as a birthday present for his wife Suzanne. The finished track was recorded as a demo with just him and Styx members John Panozzo and Chuck Panozzo playing on the track with DeYoung singing all of the harmonies himself.
The song was not originally intended to be a Styx track, but then Deyoung convinced Styx members James "J.Y" Young and Tommy Shaw that the song could be a hit. DeYoung's demo was placed on Cornerstone with Shaw overdubbing a guitar solo in the song's middle section.
| Preceded by: "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)" by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer | Billboard Hot 100 number one single December 8 1979 | Succeeded by: "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes |
