- Boogie Oogie Oogie
Infobox Single
Name = Boogie Oogie Oogie
Artist = A Taste of Honey
from Album = A Taste of Honey
B-side =
Released = 1978
Genre =Disco , Soul
Length = 3:40
Label =Capitol Records
Writer = Janice Marie Johnson, Perry L. Kibble
Producer = Fonce Mizell, Lary Mizell
Last single =
This single = "Boogie Oogie Oogie"
(1978)
Next single = "Do It Good"
(1979)"Boogie Oogie Oogie" is the name of a popular song bydisco /R&B group A Taste of Honey. Released from their self-titled album in1978 , it became a huge crossover hit. It topped theBillboard Hot 100 chart, theHot Soul Singles chart, and theHot Dance Club Play chart. It would eventually sell over two million copies and has become one of the most recognizable songs from the late 1970s disco era. It would also help the group win theGrammy Award for Best New Artist of 1978.In the late 1990s, the song was used in a national campaign ad for
Burger King and was sampled by numerous rap acts. Janice Marie Johnson, a member of the group, recorded another version of the song in 2001.Chart positions
External links
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:gcfpxzejldje Song review]
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