Happy Birthday Baby was a hit for Tony Christie in 1974. It was also a hit for

Lee Towers Leendert "Leen" Huijzer (; born 23 March 1946), better known by his stage name Lee Towers, is a Dutch singer with international success. He remains as one of the best-selling artists and holds the record for the most concerts performed by a singl ...

in 1980.

Tony Christie version

The song was written by

Barry Mason John Barry Mason (12 July 1935 – 16 April 2021) was an English singer and songwriter. A leading songwriter of the 1960s, he wrote the bulk of his most successful songs in partnership with Les Reed. Mason gained many gold and platinum awar ...

and Roger Greenaway. It was released in the UK on

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MCA 157 in September 1974. The B side was "Who Am I Fooling". By December 21, 1974, '' Billboard Magazine'' had recorded the single at No. 10 in the New Zealand Top 10. It peaked at No. 7, and spent a total of seven weeks in the charts.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Lee Towers version

Towers' version peaked at No. 38 in the Netherlands in 1980, and spent five weeks in the charts.Ultratop.be
Lee Towers - Happy Birthday, Baby
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References

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