Lovergirl

"Lovergirl"
Single by Teena Marie
from the album Starchild
ReleasedOctober 1984
Recorded1984
Genre
Length4:52 (album version)
4:21 (single version)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Teena Marie
Producer(s)Teena Marie
Teena Marie singles chronology
"Dear Lover"
(1984)
"Lovergirl"
(1984)
"Jammin"
(1985)
Music video
Lovergirl on YouTube

"Lovergirl" is a song by American singer Teena Marie from her sixth studio album, Starchild (1984). Written, composed and produced by Marie, the song was released as the lead single from Starchild in October 1984. It was Marie's first hit single under her new label, Epic, after a lawsuit with Motown.[3] "Lovergirl" also became Marie's biggest hit, peaking at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100.

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  2. ^ "34. Teena Marie "I'm Still in Love" (2004) - The Best R&B Songs by White Singers in the 2000s". Complex. August 28, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  3. ^ Hoerburger, Rob (March 9, 1985). "Teena Marie Makes Chart Breakthrough" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 10. p. 48; 50. Retrieved January 16, 2018.