Girlfriend (Pebbles song)
"Girlfriend" is a song recorded by American singer Pebbles for her 1987 self-titled debut studio album. Written and produced by Antonio "L.A." Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, "Girlfriend" was released as the album's lead single on October 26, 1987, by MCA Records.
Background
The song was co-written by L.A. Reid and Babyface, and was originally intended for Vanessa Williams' debut studio album. According to Reid, Williams' record label Wing, showed interest in Williams' recording "Girlfriend", which Reid played for her alone in his apartment. However, Pebbles heard the song and offered Reid more money and two cars for the chance to record it. As a result, the production team were not asked to work on more songs on Williams' debut. Reid said due to that incident, Williams never spoke to him again.[2]
Chart performance
"Girlfriend" became Pebbles' first top-five hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and first number-one song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart.[3] In the United Kingdom, the single peaked at number eight, becoming Pebbles' only top-ten hit there.
Covers
- A UK garage cover by Caramel was released as a single in 1999.
Charts
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