This article is about the song by the O'Jays. For the song by Brian McKnight, see Used to Be My Girl. For the episode of The Simpsons, see She Used to Be My Girl.
1978 single by The O'Jays
"Use ta Be My Girl"
One of side-A labels of the US single
Single by The O'Jays
from the album So Full of Love
B-side
"This Time Baby"
Released
March 1978
Genre
R&B
quiet storm[1]
philadelphia soul
disco
Length
3:23 (7" Version) 4:02 (Album Version)
Label
Philadelphia International
Songwriter(s)
Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Producer(s)
Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
The O'Jays singles chronology
"Work on Me" (1977)
"Use ta Be My Girl" (1978)
"Brandy" (1979)
"Use ta Be My Girl" is a song by R&B vocal group The O'Jays. Released from their hit 1978 album, So Full of Love, it became a crossover hit. The song spent five weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart. It also peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[2] "Use ta Be My Girl" became one of the biggest and most familiar hits by The O'Jays. The song has also been certified by the RIAA as a million-seller.[3]
^Harvey, Eric (May 19, 2012). "The Quiet Storm". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 438.
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