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
The O'Jays singles chronology
"Work on Me"
(1977)		 "Use ta Be My Girl"
(1978)		 "Brandy"
(1979)

"Use ta Be My Girl" is a 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. The song has also been certified by the RIAA as a Million-Seller.[2]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia[3] 41
Canada[4] 90
New Zealand[5] 5
UK 12
US Billboard Hot 100 4
US Cash Box Top 100[6] 5
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1978) Rank
Australia[3] 198
New Zealand[7] 30
UK[8] 74
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 48
US Cash Box[10] 43

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 438.
  2. ↑
  3. 1 2 Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  4. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  5. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1978-10-15. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ "Top Selling Singles of 1978 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1978-12-31. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  8. ↑ "Old-Charts". Old-Charts. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  9. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  10. ↑
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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