Roni_(song) References

"Roni"
"Roni"
Single by Bobby Brown
from the album Don't Be Cruel
Released	December 27, 1988
Recorded	November 1987
Studio	Silverlake (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	R&B; pop;
Length	5:58 (album version); 4:34 (7-inch version);
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Babyface; Darnell Bristol;
Producer(s)	L.A. Reid; Babyface;
Bobby Brown singles chronology

"Roni" is a song by American singer Bobby Brown, written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds with additional lyrics written by the Deele member Darnell Bristol. It was released as a single in 1988 on the MCA label as the third single from Brown's second album, Don't Be Cruel (1988). "Roni" reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in March 1989 and peaked at number two on the Hot Black Singles chart in January 1989.

Charts

Chart (1988–1989)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM)^[3]	13
Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100)^[4]	65
New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ)^[5]	21
UK Singles ( OCC)^[6]	21
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	3
US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard)^[8]	7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard)^[9]	2

Chart (1989)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]^[11]	80

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^ Considine, J.D.; Coleman, Mark; Evans, Paul; McGee, David (1992). "Bobby Brown". In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Random House. p. 49.
^ "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 49, no. 24. April 15, 1989. p. 6.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 49. December 9, 1989. p. V.
^ " Bobby Brown – Roni". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
^ "Bobby Brown Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
^ "Bobby Brown Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
^ "Bobby Brown Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
^ "1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 51. December 23, 1989. p. Y-22.
^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1989".

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