Girl I Got My Eyes On You

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"Girl I Got My Eyes On You"
Single by Today
from the album Today
B-side "Sexy Lady"
Released1989
Recorded1988
Genre
Length4:59
Label Motown
Songwriter(s) Wesley Adams, Lee Drakeford, Gene Griffin, Larry McCain, Larry Singletary
Today singles chronology
"Him or Me"
(1988)
"Girl I Got My Eyes On You"
(1989)
"Take It Off"
(1989)

"Girl I Got My Eyes On You" is a 1989 single by R&B vocal group, Today. The single was their most successful of six chart releases on the Hot Black singles chart, peaking at number one for one week. [1] As was the case with all their releases, none of Today's singles crossed over to the Hot 100, however, "Girl I Got My Eyes On You" peaked at number twenty-nine on the dance charts. [2] The song chorus is interpolated from Carrie Lucas 1982 single "Show Me Where You're Coming From".

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  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 261.