Pickin' Up Pieces
| ""Pickin' Up Pieces"" | |
|---|---|
 Polydor 12" released in the Netherlands | |
| Single by Brenda K. Starr | |
| from the album I Want Your Love | |
| Released | 1985 |
| Format | 12" single 7" single |
| Recorded | Shakedown Studios |
| Genre | Freestyle, electro |
| Length | 6:38 |
| Label | Mirage/Atlantic U.S. Release |
| Writer(s) | Lotti Golden, Arthur Baker |
| Producer(s) | Arthur Baker |
Pickin' Up Pieces is the lead single from Brenda K. Starr's debut album, I Want Your Love released in 1985 on Mirage Records. Produced by Arthur Baker and co-written with Lotti Golden. "Pickin' Up Pieces" is a freestyle classic. The record peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Charts and the Maxi Single's Chart helping Brenda K. Starr become the queen of Freestyle.[1] "Pickin' Up Pieces" also cracked the R&B Hip Hop Billboard Charts. Freestyle, a dance genre, emerged in New York City, sharing musical and cultural elements with electro and hip hop.[2]
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- ↑ Renford "From the fringe: The Hip hop culture and ethnic relations"http://www.csupomona.edu/~rrreese/HIPHOP.HTML|publisher=popular culture review
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