Английская Википедия:Homely Girl
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:For Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox song "Homely Girl" is a song by American vocal group the Chi-Lites. Release in 1973, it reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, number three on the US Hot Soul Singles chart, and number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100. A cover by UB40 also became a hit between 1989 and 1991 in several countries.
Charts
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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Canada (RPM)[1] | 98 |
UK Singles (OCC)[2] | 5 |
US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 54 |
US Best Selling Soul Singles (Billboard)[4] | 3 |
UB40 version
A cover version by UB40, from their ninth studio album, Labour of Love II (1989), was released as a single on November 6, 1989, in the United Kingdom. This cover reached the top 10 in the UK, France, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. In France, the song was used in a television advertisement for the Lee Cooper jeans.[5] David Giles of Music Week deemed "Homely Girl" as "UB40's best for a while", adding: "It's a mark of a truly great band to be able to perform a cover version so convincingly that you end up thinking they've written it themselves".[6]
Track listings
7-inch single
- "Homely Girl" – 3:22
- "Gator" (instrumental) – 4:01
12-inch single
- "Homely Girl" (extended mix) – 7:29
- "Gator" (instrumental) – 4:01
- "Homely Girl" – 3:22
CD single
- "Homely Girl" – 3:22
- "Gator" (instrumental) – 4:01
- "Homely Girl" (extended mix) – 7:29
Charts
Weekly charts
Шаблон:Single chartШаблон:Single chartШаблон:Single chartШаблон:Single chartШаблон:Single chartШаблон:Single chartШаблон:Single chartChart (1989–1991) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[7] | 52 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] | 19 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] | 30 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1989) | Position |
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Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] | 90 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] | 73 |
UK Singles (OCC)[12] | 94 |
Chart (1990) | Position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] | 99 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] | 58 |
Certifications
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Other versions
In 1974, Jackie Robinson, lead singer of The Pioneers, released a cover version in the UK on Trojan Records' subsidiary label Harry J (catalogue number HJ6674).[15] It was this reggae version that inspired UB40, whose "Labour of Love" albums are cover versions of reggae tracks of the 1960s and 1970s.
References
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- 1973 songs
- 1989 singles
- 1991 singles
- Brunswick Records singles
- The Chi-Lites songs
- Songs written by Eugene Record
- UB40 songs
- Virgin Records singles
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