Babe, along with Luv’ and Dolly Dots, was one of the most popular girl groups of the 1980s. Between 1979 and 1986, the female trio released 21 singles and three albums featuring hits such as ‘The Drunken Sailor’, ‘(Never Listen To A) Bouzouki Player’, ‘Together In Love Again’, and ‘Dolly The Doll’. Now, for the first time, their complete oeuvre is being released in the 3-CD box set ‘Babe - The Complete Collection’, supplemented with special recordings.
‘Babe - The Complete Collection’ contains 62 tracks, 23 of which are appearing on CD for the first time. Additionally, 10 songs have not been released before, such as alternative mixes, early versions of well-known hits, and songs that were only sung on TV shows. The basis for a 12” version was rediscovered that was never finished. For this CD box set, Jos Leene of Back To The Multitrack Productions has finally created an extended version of ‘Hot Shot’, one of Babe’s last singles, 40 years after the fact.
The group Babe was conceived by producer Peter Koelewijn and, in its original lineup in 1979, consisted of Gemma van Eck, Rita van Rooij, and Monique Hagemeijer. After a year, Margot van de Ven replaced Monique. When Gemma left the trio in 1981, she was succeeded by Marga Bult. Babe existed in this final lineup until June 1986.
In the CD booklet, all Babe members and Peter Koelewijn each share their own memories of this special period in their lives.
The 3-CD box set ‘Babe - The Complete Collection’ is a musical document of one of the longest-running girl groups in Dutch music history.
CD1
Babe (1980)
1. The
Drunken Sailor
2. Rain In
Spain
3. Please Me,
Please Do
4. Wonderboy
5. It's Only
A Matter Of Time
6. L.O.V.E.
7. The
Spanish Shuffle
8. (Never
Listen To A) Bouzouki Player
9. Break Away
10. Ooh La La,
I'm Falling
11. Only A
Woman
12. Do You
Know What Love Means
Bonustracks
13. The King
Is Back
14. Billy The
Kid
15. (Never
Listen To A) Bouzouki Player (Early version)**
16. Please Me,
Please Do (Early version)**
17. The
Drunken Sailor (Early version)**
18. (Never
Listen To A) Bouzouki Player (Live in Seoul)*
CD2
Blitzers (1981)
1. I'm A Rock Machine
2. Tick-A-Thumps My Heart
3. Mister Blitzer
4. Kicks After Six*
5. Rock Me Once... Rock Me Twice*
6. V For Victory*
7. The Kiss
8. Hello Magnifico *
9. Watch Out For The Big Jump*
10. My Malasia
11. Tigers Play Too Rough For You*
12. Billy Joe
Shop Around (1983)
13. (Don't You Ever) Shop Around
14. Explosive
15. Indian Habits (Hooka Heya)
16. Last Kiss First Tears*
17. S.O.S. (Throw Me A Line)*
18. Together In Love Again
19. Boomerang
20. Shocking*
21. Again And Again*
22. One Touch Too Much*
CD3
Singles & Rarities
1. I'm A Rock Machine*
2. Kicks After Six*
3. Dolly The Doll
4. Een Tied Van Komen, Een Tied Van Goan* (als De Wilde Wieven)
5. De Boeren-Kerls Hier* (als De Wilde Wieven)
6. Wanna Do (What Mamma Said)
7. Tommy (Is A Winner)*
8. Butter And Cheese*
9. Minnie The Moocher (Live)*
10. Daddy Was A Rocker*
11. Amazing Grace
12. Hot Shot*
13. The Garden Party*
14. Tell Him*
15. I Got You Under My Skin*
Bonustracks
16. Shocking (Alternate Mix)**
17. Hot Shot (Funky 2025 Extended Version)**
18. Ver Weg Op Zee**
19. All My Loving**
20. Play A Simple Melody**
21. Head Over Heels**
22. The Drunken Sailor (1998 Reunion)**
Babe 'The Complete Collection' will be released on Friday 15 May and will cost € 29,99.
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