"Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)" | |
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Single by Edwin Starr | |
B-side | "I Have Faith in You" |
Released | January 1966 [1] |
Recorded | 1966 |
Genre | |
Length | 2:08 |
Label |
Ric-Tic Records (US)
[1] Polydor Records (UK) |
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) |
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"Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)" is a song written in 1966 by Albert Hamilton, Richard Morris, and Edwin Starr. [2] It was initially released by Starr as a single in the United States in January that year on Ric-Tic Records. [2] The track was released on Polydor Records in the UK in April 1966. [3]
The track was produced by co-writer Richard Morris and Al Kent, using the popular elements of the Motown Sound. [4] It was Starr's third consecutive chart hit, following on from his earlier releases of "Agent OO Soul" and "Back Street". AllMusic noted that "everything about this record is remarkably crisp". [4]
The track was popular on the UK's Northern soul scene. [5] As of August 2022, copies of the original vinyl single sell online for in excess of £35 ($43). [6]
Chart (1966) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [7] | 48 |
US Billboard R&B Singles [7] | 9 |
US Record World 100 Top Pops [8] | 45 |
UK Singles Chart [9] | 35 |
Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart [10] | 11 |
Various cover versions of the song were recorded by Deon Jackson (1966), Long John Baldry ( Looking at Long John, 1966), Bob Kuban and the In-Men (1966), Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers (1967), The Foundations (1968), Alan Caddy Orchestra & Singers (1970), and Rare Earth (1978) among others. [12] [13]