How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)

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"How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)"
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Single by the Pointer Sisters
from the album Steppin'
B-side "Easy Days"
Released1975
Recorded1975
Genre Funk
Length
  • 3:30 (single edit)
  • 7:21 (album version)
Label Blue Thumb
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) David Rubinson
The Pointer Sisters singles chronology
"Live Your Life Before You Die"
(1975)
"How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)"
(1975)
"Going Down Slowly"
(1975)

"How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)" is a song by American vocal group the Pointer Sisters, released as the first single from their Steppin' album in 1975. Written by group members Anita Pointer and Bonnie Pointer with David Rubinson, the song's mixture of funky R&B and the sisters' soulful harmonies helped make it a standout in the Pointer Sisters' early catalog. The single was a significant success for the group, reaching number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and was the group's first and only number-one single on the US Hot Soul Singles chart, where it spent two weeks at number one. [1]

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 465.