Ooh Boy

"Ooh Boy" (sometimes known as "Ooh Boy (I Love You So)") is a song written by Norman Whitfield and originally recorded by Rose Royce for their second album, In Full Bloom, and was the third single released from that album. It has been covered and sampled by numerous artists.[1]

For the 2004 En Vogue song, see Ooh Boy (En Vogue song). For other uses, see Oh Boy (disambiguation).
"Ooh Boy"
Single by Rose Royce
from the album In Full Bloom
B-side"You Can't Please Everybody"
Released1977
Genre
Length4:15
LabelWhitfield
Songwriter(s)Norman Whitfield
Producer(s)Norman Whitfield
Rose Royce singles chronology
"Do Your Dance (Part 1)"
(1977)		 "Ooh Boy"
(1977)		 "Wishing on a Star"
(1978)

Track listing
Vinyl / 7" Single [2]

Side A "Ooh Boy" (4:15)
Side B "You Can't Please Everybody" (3:47)

Charts
Charts (1977) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[3] 35
UK Singles Chart [4] 46
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 72
US Hot Black Singles [5] 3

Real McCoy Version
"Sleeping With An Angel / Ooh Boy"
Single by Real McCoy
from the album Another Night
B-side"Love & Devotion (remix) "
Released1995
GenreEurodance / Downtempo
LabelArista / BMG (07822-12983-1)
Producer(s)Douglas Carr
Per Adebratt
Tommy Ekman
David Brunner
Billy Steinberg
Rick Nowels
Real McCoy singles chronology
"Come and Get Your Love"
(1995)		 "Sleeping With An Angel / Ooh Boy"
(1995)		 "One More Time"
(1997)

In 1995, the German Eurodance project Real McCoy released a double A-sided single of "Sleeping with an Angel/Ooh Boy." It was the fifth and final single release from the Another Night album. The single peaked at number #19 on the U.S Dance Chart.

  • "Sleeping with an Angel" was written by Billy Steinberg and produced by Billy Steinberg and Rick Nowels.
  • "Ooh Boy" was written by Norman Whitfield and produced by Douglas Carr, Per Adebratt, Tommy Ekman.

Critical reception

Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report wrote, "The Class of '96 were babies when Rose Royce charted with this song in 1978. The Real McCoy works their magic and makes it fresh again. Uptempo and definitely radio friendly."[6] Rachel Cohen from The Heights noted that the song "is a fusion of techno with an almost Pop Rock, Paula Abdul sound. It takes the well used line, "Ooh Boy I love you so, never ever gonna let you go, once I get my hands on you," and puts it in a brand new context, and the novel ereation works well."[7] People said that "group leader Olaf Jeglitza broods like a rapping cowpoke stuck in a tacky rhinestone-studded suit" on "Sleeping With An Angel".[8]

Track listing
CD Single [9]
  1. Sleeping With An Angel (Album Version) (4:26)
  2. Ooh Boy (Extended Single Version) (4:47)
  3. Ooh Boy (Uno Clio Extended Remix) (7:44)
  4. Ooh Boy (Armand's South Of The Border Mix) (7:02)
  5. Love & Devotion (Development Corp. Mix) (5:42)
Cass Single [10]

A "Sleeping With An Angel" (4:26)
B1 "Ooh Boy" (Album Version) (3:04)
B2 "Ooh Boy" (Uno Clio Remix) (3:56)

Peak positions
Charts (1995-1996) Peak
position
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[11] 31
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 101
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play [12] 19

Other Covers & Samples

"Ooh Boy" has been covered and sampled, numerous times [13]

Covers

Samples
  1. "Rose Royce Ooh Boy Sampled". whosampledwho.com. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  2. "Rose Royce - Ooh Boy / You Can't Please Everybody (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  3. "CAN Charts > Rose Royce". RPM. Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  4. "UK Charts > Rose Royce". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  5. "US Singles Charts >Rose Royce". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  6. Sholin, Dave (26 April 1996). "Gavin Picks > Singles" (PDF). Gavin Report. No. 2102. p. 62. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  7. Cohen, Rachel (3 April 1995). "Sober forecast for Seattle superband Mad Season". The Heights. p. 28. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  8. "Picks and Pans Review: Another Night". People. 24 April 1995. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  9. "CD Single Real McCoy Sleeping With An Angel - Ooh Boy". Discogs. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  10. "Cassingle Real McCoy Sleeping WIth An Angel - Ooh Boy". Discogs. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  11. "Íslenski Listinn NR. 175 Vikuna 22.6. - 28.6. '96" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir. 22 June 1996. p. 26. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  12. "The Real McCoy Chart - Dance Club Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  13. "Who Sampled Who - Real McCoy Ooh Boy Rose Royce Ooh Boy". whosampledwho.com. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
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