Oh No (Commodores song)
| "Oh No" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Commodores | ||||
| from the album In the Pocket | ||||
| B-side | "Lovin' You" | |||
| Released | September 1981 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lionel Richie | |||
| Producer(s) | James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores | |||
| Commodores singles chronology | ||||
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"Oh No" is an R&B ballad from the 1981 Commodores album In the Pocket. Written by Lionel Richie, the song was released as a single in 1981, being his last hit with the Commodores before going solo.
Similarities of the song's opening bars can be heard in Richie's 1981 duet "Endless Love" with Diana Ross.
Record World praised "the combination of delicate piano melodies and Lionel Richie Jr.'s emotional lead vocal."[1]
This song was also featured in the 1982 movie The Last American Virgin.[2]
Track listings
[edit]7" single
- "Oh No" – 3:00
- "Lovin' You" – 4:36
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 51 |
| Canada (RPM) [4] | 3 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 44 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 4 |
| US Hot Black Singles[7] | 5 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[8] | 5 |
| Year-end chart (1982) | Rank |
|---|---|
| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[9] | 69 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. September 26, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Last American Virgin (Special Edition) (CD), retrieved 2021-07-11
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 72. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RPM Weekly 50 Singles - Library and Archives Canada". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. December 26, 1981. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Commodores Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research.
- ^ "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. December 25, 1982. p. TIA-20.
