Use ta Be My Girl

"Use ta Be My Girl"
Single by The O'Jays
from the album So Full of Love
B-side "This Time Baby"
Released March 1978
Format 7"
Genre R&B, Philly Soul, Disco
Length

3:23 (7")

4:05 (album)
Label Philadelphia International
Writer(s) Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Producer(s) Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Certification Gold
The O'Jays singles chronology
"Work on Me"
(1977)		 "Use to Be My Girl"
(1978)		 "Brandy"
(1979)

"Use ta Be My Girl" was a hit song by R&B vocal group The O'Jays. Released from their hit 1978 album, So Full of Love, it became a huge crossover hit. The song spent five weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart. It also peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[1] "Use ta Be My Girl" became one of their biggest and most familiar hits by The O'Jays.This song is an RIAA Certified Million-Seller.

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia [2] 41
Canada [3] 90
New Zealand [4] 5
UK 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 4
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[5] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1978) Position
Australia [6] 198
New Zealand [7] 30
UK [8] 74
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [9] 48
U.S. Cash Box [10] 43

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 438.
  2. ↑ http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092
  3. ↑ https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4614b&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=hebq71a0bhfnn6he8t6o861m31
  4. ↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=2811
  5. ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19780722.html
  6. ↑ http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35092
  7. ↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=3867
  8. ↑ http://www.old-charts.com/charts70/yearend70/1978yearend_uk.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1978.htm
  10. ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1978YESP.html

External links

Preceded by
"Take Me to the Next Phase (Part 1)" by The Isley Brothers		 Billboard's Hot Soul number one single
May 27 - June 24, 1978 		Succeeded by
"Stuff Like That" by Quincy Jones


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