Love Overboard
"Love Overboard" is a Grammy Award-winning 1987 single by Gladys Knight and the Pips. The single was significant because it was the first Top 40 hit for the group in over a decade, and their final Pop Top 40 release as well.
| "Love Overboard" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Gladys Knight & the Pips | |
| from the album All Our Love | |
| Released | 1987 |
| Recorded | 1987 |
| Genre | R&B, dance-pop, soul |
| Length | 5:26 |
| Label | MCA |
| Songwriter(s) | Reginald Calloway |
| Producer(s) | Reggie Calloway & Vincent Calloway for Calloco, Inc. |
Chart Performance
"Love Overboard" was the group's last of ten #1 hits on the Hot Black Singles chart. It crossed over to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart as well.[1] The single was also successful on the dance charts, peaking at number four.[2] It also peaked at #59 on the Canada RPM Top 100 Singles chart.
Popular culture
- Knight performs the song in a dream sequence on the episode "Three Girls Three" of A Different World, with Whitley and Jaleesa singing background for her (instead of the Pips).
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 331.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 147.
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