| "Oh No" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Commodores | ||||
| from the album In the Pocket | ||||
| B-side | "Lovin' You" | |||
| Released | September 1981 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lionel Richie | |||
| Producer(s) | James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores | |||
| Commodores singles chronology | ||||
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"Oh No" is an R&B ballad from the 1981 Commodores album In the Pocket. Written by Lionel Richie, the song was released as a single in 1981, being his last hit with the Commodores before going solo.
Similarities of the song's opening bars can be heard in Richie's 1981 duet " Endless Love" with Diana Ross.
Record World praised "the combination of delicate piano melodies and Lionel Richie Jr.'s emotional lead vocal." [1]
This song was also featured in the 1982 movie The Last American Virgin. [2]
Track listings
7" single
- "Oh No" – 3:00
- "Lovin' You" – 4:36
Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia ( Kent Music Report) [3] | 51 |
| Canada ( RPM) [4] | 3 |
| UK Singles ( OCC) [5] | 44 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [6] | 4 |
| US Hot Black Singles [7] | 5 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary [8] | 5 |
| Year-end chart (1982) | Rank |
|---|---|
| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard) [9] | 69 |
References
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. September 26, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Last American Virgin (Special Edition) (CD), retrieved 2021-07-11
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 72. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RPM Weekly 50 Singles - Library and Archives Canada". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. December 26, 1981. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Commodores Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research.
- ^ "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 94 (51): TIA-20. December 25, 1982.
