In the style originally performed by Styx
Number 1 Billboard Hot 100 Hit for Styx for the weeks of December 8, 1979 through December 15, 1979
Babe lyrics available from Google Lyrics and AZ Lyrics
Original song version from 1979
This short excerpt is in MP3 format running at 128 Kb per second.
The version on the CD album runs at 1,411 Kb per second.
The full CD audio file format size is 42,97 KB and runs for 4 minutes and 4 seconds.
Styx did so many things well. This is one of their more powerful ballads.
I did the bridge mostly with a slightly modified glockenspiel, vibraphone, and Hammond organ.
Reeves
Babe was created using 5 Acoustic Grand Pianos, 1 Glockenspiel, 1 Vibraphone, 1 Hammond Organ, 2 Acoustic Basses, 1 Fretless Bass, 1 String Ensemble 1 (Consisting of 2 Violins, 1 Viola, and 1 Cello), 1 Acoustic Bass Drum, 1 Electric Snare Drum, 1 Side Stick/Rimshot, 1 Low Floor Tom, 1 Low Tom, 1 Low‑Mid Tom, 1 Closed Hi‑Hat Cymbals, 1 Open Hi‑Hat Cymbals, 1 Crash Cymbal 1, 1 Crash Cymbal 2, 1 Ride Cymbal 1, 1 Splash Cymbal, and 1 Tambourine.
Songwriter
Dennis DeYoung     Wikipedia
Babe by Styx
Song released about September 1979
Included in the album Cornerstone
Recording Producers
Dennis DeYoung     Wikipedia
Chuck Panozzo     Wikipedia
John Panozzo     Wikipedia
Recording Performers
Dennis DeYoung     Wikipedia
Tommy Shaw     Wikipedia
Chuck Panozzo     Wikipedia
John Panozzo     Wikipedia
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