Use ta Be My Girl

"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 the biggest and most familiar hits by The O'Jays. The song has also been certified by the RIAA as a Million-Seller.[2]

"Use ta Be My Girl"
Single by The O'Jays
from the album So Full of Love
B-side"This Time Baby"
ReleasedMarch 1978
GenreR&B, Philly Soul, Disco
Length3:23 (7" Version)
4:05 (Album Version)
LabelPhiladelphia International
Songwriter(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)

Chart performance

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. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
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  5. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1978-08-12. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  6. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Use ta Be My Girl". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  7. https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=The+O%27Jays&titel=Use+Ta+Be+My+Girl&cat=s
  8. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1978-10-15. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  9. "Top 100 1978-07-22". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  10. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 179.
  11. "Top Selling Singles of 1978 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1978-12-31. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  12. "Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
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