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.
3. 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.
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.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
• Song review on Allmusic