Oh Sheila

"Oh Sheila"
Single by Ready for the World
from the album Ready for the World
Released September, 17 1985
Format 7" single, 12" single
Genre Funk, Electro
Length 3:36
Label MCA Records
Writer(s) Melvin Riley, Jr.
Gordon Strozier
Gerald Valentine
Producer Ready for the World
Ready for the World singles chronology
"Deep Inside Your Love"
(1985)		 "Oh Sheila"
(1985)		 "Digital Display"
(1985)

"Oh Sheila" is a 1985 single by Ready for the World. The song went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, the Hot Black Singles and the Hot Dance Club Play charts.[1][2] It was the first of two chart toppers for the band on the Billboard R&B chart, preceding their 1986 number-one R&B hit, "Love You Down". The song's introduction has a brief spoken word section, done in a pseudo-Australian accent, possibly a reference to the fact that Sheila is a slang term in that country for a woman.

Contents

Original version

Track listing

7" vinyl version
  1. "Oh Sheila" (3:36)
  2. "I'm the One Who Loves You" (3:20)
12" vinyl version
  1. "Oh Sheila" (6:48)
  2. "Oh Sheila (Dubstramental)" (4:00)
  3. "Oh Sheila (A capella)" (3:54)

Chart performance

Chart (1985) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1

Angel City version: Love Me Right (Oh Sheila)

The song was covered in 2003 by Eurodance band Angel City. The single, renamed "Love Me Right" with the original title as a subtitle, featured vocals by Lara McAllen. The song was the lead single for the band's 2005 album, Love Me Right. It reached No. 11 in the UK singles chart and No. 1 in the UK dance chart. The song also reached No. 1 on the U.S dance chart, their first to enter the Billboard charts.

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003, (Record Research Inc.)
Preceded by
"Cherish" by Kool & the Gang		 Billboard Hot Black Singles number-one single (Ready for the World version)
September 21, 1985		 Succeeded by
"You Are My Lady" by Freddie Jackson
Preceded by
"Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits		 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (Ready for the World version)
October 12, 1985		 Succeeded by
"Take on Me" by a-ha
Preceded by
"Be Near Me" by ABC		 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single (Ready for the World version)
October 12, 1985		 Succeeded by
"Fall Down (Spirit of Love)" by Tramaine
Preceded by
"Part-Time Lover" by Stevie Wonder		 Canadian RPM Singles Chart number-one single (Ready for the World version)
November 4, 1985		 Succeeded by
"Separate Lives" by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin
Preceded by
"Toxic" by Britney Spears		 Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number-one single (Angel City featuring Lara McAllen version)
March 21-April 26, 2004		 Succeeded by
"Red Blooded Woman" by Kylie Minogue