Rock Steady (The Whispers song) explained

Rock Steady
Cover:	Rock Steady by The Whispers US vinyl 12-inch.jpg
Caption:	A-side label of U.S. 12-inch vinyl single
Type:	single
Artist:	the Whispers
Album:	Just Gets Better with Time
B-Side:	Are You Going My Way
Recorded:	1987
Genre:	New jack swing, funk^[1]
Prev Title:	And the Beat Goes On
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Special F/X
Next Year:	1987

"Rock Steady" is a single released by American group The Whispers, from their 18th studio album Just Gets Better with Time (1987). It was produced by the production duo Antonio "L.A." Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.

Chart performance

It was released on June 13, 1987,^[2] peaking at #7 on the US Billboard Hot 100,^[3] #10 on the US Cash Box Top 100^[4] and was their second and final number one on the Hot Black Singles chart.^[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Rock Steady"!Chart (1987)!Peak
position

US Cash Box Top 100^[6]

10

Year-end charts

1987 year-end chart performance for "Rock Steady"!Chart (1987)!Position

US ‘’Billboard Hot 100’’^[7]	73
US Crossover Singles (Billboard)^[8]	8

Songs influenced by "Rock Steady"

• A re-recorded version of the instrumental from this song was used on Kylie Minogue's song "Look My Way" from her debut album Kylie (1988).^[9] The actual instrumental from "Rock Steady" was sampled in the truncated version of "Look My Way" that appeared on Minogue's 1993 remix album Kylie's Non-Stop History 50+1.^[10]

See also

• List of Hot Black Singles number ones of 1987

Notes and References

1. The 30 Best Funk Songs Ever . https://web.archive.org/web/20190401044326/https://www.billboard.com/photos/7511389/best-funk-songs-of-all-time-dance-music . . . . September 20, 2016 . April 1, 2019 . October 4, 2021 . live.
2. http://slumz.boxden.com/f89/the_whispers-rock_steady-cd_maxi-1987-a-1435554/ The Whispers - Rock Steady (CD-Maxi) - 1987
3. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2010 (13th Ed.). 2011. Record Research Inc.. 978-0-89820-188-8.
4. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn’s Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. 2014. Record Research Inc.. 978-0-89820-209-0.
5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 620.
6. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn’s Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. 2014. Record Research Inc.. 978-0-89820-209-0.
7. December 26, 1987 . 1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles . Billboard . 99 . 52 .
8. 1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Hot Crossover Singles . December 26, 1987 . Billboard . 99 . 52 . Y-27. April 8, 2022.
9. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Kylie Minogue - Look My Way (Official Audio) . YouTube.
10. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Look My Way . YouTube.