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Ooh Boy

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Released
  
1977

Length
  
4:15

Genre
  
R&B, soul, funk

Label
  
Whitfield

B-side
  
"You Can't Please Everybody"

Format
  
12" single 7" single Vinyl

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, Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom. It was released as the third single taken from that album. It has been covered and sampled by numerous artists.

Contents

Track listing

Vinyl / 7" Single

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

Real McCoy Version

In 1995, the German eurodance group Real McCoy released a double A-sided single of "Sleeping with an Angel/Ooh Boy". It was the final single release from their studio album Another Night. 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 and David Brunner.

    • Track listing

    CD Single
    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

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

    Other Covers & Samples

    "Ooh Boy" has been covered and sampled, numerous times

    Covers

  • In 1978, Althea & Donna covered "Ooh Boy" and titled it "Oh Dread" for their album Uptown Top Ranking.
  • In 2001, Regina Belle covered "Ooh Boy" for her album This Is Regina!.
  • In 2004, Marcia Hines covered "Ooh Boy" for her album Hinesight.

    • Samples

  • "Knockin' Boots" (by Candyman ) from the 1990 album Ain't No Shame in My Game
  • "Love You So" (by Mase) from his 1997 album Harlem World
  • "Luv Me, Luv Me" (by Shaggy and Janet Jackson) from the 1997 album How Stella Got Her Groove Back
  • "Luv Me, Luv Me" (by Shaggy and Samantha Cole) from the 2001 album Hot Shot
  • "Ooh Girl" (by Blackstreet) from their 2003 album Level II

    • References

    Ooh Boy Wikipedia
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