Oh No (Commodores song) explained

Oh No
Type:single
Artist:Commodores
Album:In the Pocket
B-Side:Lovin' You
Released:September 1981
Genre:Pop, R&B
Label:Motown
Producer:James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores
Prev Title:Lady (You Bring Me Up)
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:Why You Wanna Try Me
Next Year:1982

"Oh No" is an R&B ballad from the 1981 Commodores album In the Pocket. Written by Lionel Richie, the song was released as a single in 1981, being his last hit with the Commodores before going solo.

Similarities of the song's opening bars can be heard in Richie's 1981 duet "Endless Love" with Diana Ross.

Record World praised "the combination of delicate piano melodies and Lionel Richie Jr.'s emotional lead vocal."[1]

This song was also featured in the 1982 movie The Last American Virgin.

Track listings

7" single

  1. "Oh No" – 3:00
  2. "Lovin' You" – 4:36

Charts

Chart (1981)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 51
Canada (RPM) [3] 3
US Hot Black Singles[4] 5
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[5] 5

Notes and References

  1. Record World. September 26, 1981. 1. 2023-03-01. Hits of the Week.
  2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 72.
  3. Web site: RPM Weekly 50 Singles - Library and Archives Canada . December 26, 1981. www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 12 February 2018.
  4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research.
  5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research.
  6. December 25, 1982 . Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles . TIA-20 . Billboard . 94 . 51 .