Be My Girl (The Dramatics song)

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"Be My Girl"
Dramatics - Be My Girl single cover.jpg
Single by The Dramatics
from the album Joy Ride
B-side "Richest Man Alive" [1]
Released1976 (1976)
Genre R&B
Length3:53
Label ABC
Songwriter(s) Michael Henderson [2]
Producer(s) Michael Henderson [2]
The Dramatics singles chronology
"Finger Fever"
(1976)
"Be My Girl"
(1976)
"I Can't Get over You"
(1977)

"Be My Girl" is a song performed by American R&B group The Dramatics, issued as the second single from their seventh studio album Joy Ride . The song peaked at #53 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976., [3] and was a Top 10 national Billboard R&B hit, peaking at # 3.

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Chart positions

Chart (1976) [3] Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 53
US R&B Singles ( Billboard )3
Canada (RPM) [4] 65

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References

  1. "Dramatics, The - Be My Girl / Richest Man Alive at Discogs". Discogs . Zink Media. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Dramatics, The - Joy Ride (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "The Dramatics | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  4. "RPM Top 100 Singles - March 26, 1977" (PDF).