Ordinary Girl (Alison Moyet song)

"Ordinary Girl"
Single by Alison Moyet
from the album Raindancing
B-side Palm Of Your Hand (Cloak And Dagger)
Released 1987
Format 7" single, 12" single
Genre Pop, Rock
Length 3:26
Label CBS Records
Writer(s) Alison Moyet; Jess Bailey; Rick Driscoll
Producer Jimmy Iovine, Dan Hartman
Alison Moyet singles chronology
"Weak in the Presence of Beauty"
(1987)		 "Ordinary Girl"
(1987)		 "Sleep Like Breathing"
(1987)

"Ordinary Girl" is vocalist Alison Moyet's second single of 1987 from the album Raindancing.

The single failed to enter the UK top 40, peaking at #43 for a total of four weeks, the first single of Moyet's to fail the top 40 at the time. Moyet's previous single "Love Letters" peaked at #4 in the UK.[1]

A promotional video was created for the single as well as Moyet performing the song on ITV's short lived music show The Roxy and the "French & Saunders Show". The song was also performed on "Pop goes New Year 1987" aboard the HMS Royal ship. She performed two other songs on the ship, "Is This Love?" and "Blow Wind Blow", both from the same album.

"Ordinary Girl" was written by Moyet along with British musician Jess Bailey and Rick Driscoll.

The b-side for the single "Palm Of Your Hand (Cloak And Dagger)" was exclusive to the single, written and produced by Dan Hartman.

Contents

Formats

7" Single
  1. "Ordinary Girl" - 3:26
  2. "Palm Of Your Hand (Cloak And Dagger)" - 3:53
12" Single
  1. "Ordinary Girl (Remix)" - 5:34
  2. "Ordinary Girl (Single Version)" - 3:26
  3. "Palm Of Your Hand (Cloak And Dagger)" - 3:53
12" Single (Special Dance Mix)
  1. "Ordinary Girl (Dance Mix)" - 5:24
  2. "Ordinary Girl (Single Version)" - 3:26
  3. "Palm Of Your Hand (Cloak And Dagger)" - 3:53

Chart performance

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Belgian Singles Chart 24
French Singles Chart 7
Dutch Singles Chart[2] 49
Irish Singles Chart[3] 22
UK Singles Chart[4] 43

Personnel

References

  1. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=14649
  2. ^ http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Alison+Moyet&titel=Ordinary+Girl&cat=s
  3. ^ http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement
  4. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=14150
Alison Moyet
With Yazoo/Yaz
Studio albums
Alf (1984) · Raindancing (1987) · Hoodoo (1991) · Essex (1994) · Hometime (2002) · Voice (2004) · The Turn (2007)
Compilation albums
Singles
"Love Resurrection" • "All Cried Out" • "Invisible" • "That Ole Devil Called Love" • "For You Only" • "Is This Love?" • "Weak in the Presence of Beauty" • "Ordinary Girl" • "Sleep Like Breathing" • "Love Letters" • "It Won't Be Long" • "Wishing You Were Here" • "This House" • "Hoodoo" • "Falling" • "Whispering Your Name" • "Getting into Something" • "Ode to Boy II" • "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" • "Solid Wood" • "Should I Feel That It's Over" • "Do You Ever Wonder" • "More" • "Almost Blue" / "Alfie" • "Slipping Away" • "One More Time" • "A Guy Like You" •
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