Girlfriend (Pebbles song)

"Girlfriend"
Single by Pebbles
from the album Pebbles
Released October 26, 1987
Format
Recorded 1987
Length 6:43
Label MCA
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • L.A. Reid
  • Babyface
Pebbles singles chronology
"Love/Hate"
(1987)		 "Girlfriend"
(1987)		 "Mercedes Boy"
(1988)

"Girlfriend" is a song recorded by American singer Pebbles for her 1987 self-titled debut studio album. Written and produced by Antonio "L.A." Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, "Girlfriend" was released as the album's lead single on October 26, 1987, by MCA Records.

Background

The song was co-written by L.A. Reid and Babyface, and was originally intended for Vanessa Williams' debut studio album. According to Reid, Williams' record label Wing, showed interest in Williams' recording "Girlfriend", which Reid played for her alone in his apartment. However, Pebbles heard the song and offered Reid more money and two cars for the chance to record it. As a result, the production team were not asked to work on more songs on Williams' debut. Reid said due to that incident, Williams never spoke to him again.[2]

Chart performance

"Girlfriend" became Pebbles' first top-five hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and first number-one song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart.[3] In the United Kingdom, the single peaked at number eight, becoming Pebbles' only top-ten hit there.

Covers

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987–88) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 86
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 17
Ireland (IRMA) 9
Netherlands (MegaCharts) 23
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 22
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 8
US Billboard Hot 100 5
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) 24
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1988) Position
US Billboard Hot 100 60

See also

References

  1. ↑ Author unknown (date unknown). Pebbles - Pebbles [self-titled album]. Discogs.com. Retrieved on 2010-06-06 from http://www.discogs.com/Pebbles-Pebbles/release/533153.
  2. ↑ Portwood, Jerry. "10 Things We Learned From L.A. Reid's Juicy Tell-All". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 454.

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