Oh Girl

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"Oh Girl" is a single recorded by the soul vocal group, The Chi-Lites and released 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. The narrator, portrayed by the song's author Eugene Record, expresses concern that the break-up may prove unbearable for him ("Oh girl/I'd be in trouble if you left me now/'Cause I don't know where to look for love/I just don't know how"), while knowing that staying will be no better ("I could save myself a lot of useless tears/Girl I've got to get away from here"; "Better be on my way, I can't stay here").

"Oh Girl" was the Chi-Lites' first and only number-one 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 number fourteen on the UK Singles Chart in July 1972.[3]

The instrument featured in the song could be a melodica.[citation needed]

Covers and uses in the media

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Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (The Chi-Lites version)
May 27, 1972 (one week)
Succeeded by
"I'll Take You There" by The Staple Singers
Preceded by Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles number-one single (The Chi-Lites version)
June 3, 1972 (two weeks)
Succeeded by
"Woman's Gotta Have It" by Bobby Womack
Preceded by Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single (Paul Young version)
September 22, 1990 (three weeks)
Succeeded by
"Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers


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  2. Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972
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