Ooh Boy

"Ooh Boy"
Single by Rose Royce
from the album Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom
A-side	Ooh Boy (I love you so)
Released	1977
Format	12" single 7" single Vinyl
Genre	R&B, soul, funk
Length	4:15
Label	Whitfield
Writer(s)	Norman Whitfield
Producer(s)	Norman Whitfield
Rose Royce singles chronology
"Do Your Dance (Part 1)" (1977) "Ooh Boy (I love you so)" (1977) "Wishing on a Star" (1978)

Ooh Boy (sometimes known as "Ooh Boy (I love you so)") is a song written by Norman Whitfield and originally recorded by Rose Royce for their second album, Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom. It was released as the third single taken from that album. It has been covered and sampled by numerous artists.^[1]

Track listing

Vinyl / 7" Single ^[2]

Side A "Ooh Boy" (4:15)
Side B "You Can't Please Everybody" (3:47)

Charts

Charts (1977)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[3]	35
UK Singles Chart [4]	46
US Billboard Hot 100 [5]	72
US Hot Black Singles [5]	3

Real McCoy Version

"Sleeping With An Angel / Ooh Boy"
Single by Real McCoy
from the album Another Night
B-side	Love & Devotion (remix)
Released	1995
Format	CD, Cassingle
Genre	Eurodance / Downtempo
Label	Arista / BMG (07822-12983-1)
Producer(s)	Douglas Carr Per Adebratt Tommy Ekman David Brunner Billy Steinberg Rick Nowels
Real McCoy singles chronology
"Come and Get Your Love" (1995) "Sleeping With An Angel / Ooh Boy " (1995) "One More Time" (1997)

In 1995, the German eurodance group Real McCoy released a double A-sided single of "Sleeping with an Angel/Ooh Boy". It was the final single release from their studio album Another Night. The single peaked at number #19 on the U.S Dance Chart.

• "Sleeping with an Angel" was written by Billy Steinberg and produced by Billy Steinberg and Rick Nowels.
• "Ooh Boy" was written by Norman Whitfield and produced by Douglas Carr, Per Adebratt, Tommy Ekman and David Brunner.

Track listing

CD Single ^[6]

1. Sleeping With An Angel (Album Version) (4:26)
2. Ooh Boy (Extended Single Version) (4:47)
3. Ooh Boy (Uno Clio Extended Remix) (7:44)
4. Ooh Boy (Armand's South Of The Border Mix) (7:02)
5. Love & Devotion (Development Corp. Mix) (5:42)

Cass Single ^[7]

A "Sleeping With An Angel" (4:26)
B1 "Ooh Boy" (Album Version) (3:04)
B2 "Ooh Boy" (Uno Clio Remix) (3:56)

Peak positions

Charts (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	101
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play [8]	19

Other Covers & Samples

"Ooh Boy" has been covered and sampled, numerous times ^[9]

Covers

• In 1978, Althea & Donna covered "Ooh Boy" and titled it "Oh Dread" for their album Uptown Top Ranking.
• In 2001, Regina Belle covered "Ooh Boy" for her album This Is Regina!.
• In 2004, Marcia Hines covered "Ooh Boy" for her album Hinesight.

Samples

• "Knockin' Boots" (by Candyman ) from the 1990 album Ain't No Shame in My Game
• "Love You So" (by Mase) from his 1997 album Harlem World
• "Luv Me, Luv Me" (by Shaggy and Janet Jackson) from the 1997 album How Stella Got Her Groove Back
• "Luv Me, Luv Me" (by Shaggy and Samantha Cole) from the 2001 album Hot Shot
• "Ooh Girl" (by Blackstreet) from their 2003 album Level II

External links

1. "Rose Royce Ooh Boy Sampled". whosampledwho.com. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
2. http://www.discogs.com/Rose-Royce-Ooh-BoyWhat-You-Waitin-For/release/1922027
3. "CAN Charts > Rose Royce". RPM. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
4. "UK Charts > Rose Royce". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
5. "US Singles Charts >Rose Royce". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
6. "CD Single Real McCoy Sleeping With An Angel - Ooh Boy". Discogs. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
7. "Cassingle Real McCoy Sleeping WIth An Angel - Ooh Boy". Discogs. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
8. "The Real McCoy Chart - Dance Club Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
9. "Who Sampled Who - Real McCoy Ooh Boy Rose Royce Ooh Boy". whosampledwho.com. Retrieved 4 July 2014.