Oh Girl

"Oh Girl"
Single by the Chi-Lites
from the album A Lonely Man
B-side"Being in Love"
ReleasedMarch 2, 1972
GenreR&B, soul
Length
  • 3:43 (album version)
  • 3:16 (single edit)
LabelBrunswick
Songwriter(s)Eugene Record
Producer(s)Eugene Record
The Chi-Lites singles chronology
"Have You Seen Her"
(1971)
"Oh Girl"
(1972)
"The Coldest Days of My Life"
(1972)

"Oh Girl" is a song written by Eugene Record and recorded by American soul vocal group the Chi-Lites, with Record on vocals and also producing. It was released as a single on Brunswick Records in 1972. Included on the group's 1972 album A Lonely Man, "Oh Girl" centers on a relationship on the verge of break-up.

"Oh Girl" was the Chi-Lites' first and only No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at that position in May 1972 for one week. The single also reached the top position of the Billboard R&B Singles chart the following month, remaining in that position for two weeks.[1] Billboard ranked it as the No. 13 song for 1972.[2] In addition, it reached No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1972, and was a UK hit again in 1975 when reissued as a double A-side with "Have You Seen Her", this time reaching a new peak of No. 5.[3]

The song prominently features a harmonica.

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 117.
  2. ^ "Musicoutfitters.com". Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 103. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.