Shoeshine Boy Explained

Shoeshine Boy
Type:single
Artist:Eddie Kendricks
Album:For you
B-Side:Hooked on Your Love
Released:1975
Genre:Rhythm and Blues
Length:3:14
Label:Tamla
Producer:Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston
Prev Title:One Tear
Prev Year:1974
Next Title:Get the Cream Off the Top
Next Year:1975

"Shoeshine Boy" is a 1975 R&B/pop single by Eddie Kendricks. Co-writers Linda Allen and Harry Booker sang background vocals.[1] The single was the last of Kendricks' three number-one U.S. R&B hits and one of his final crossover singles, peaking at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://classic.motown.com/story/eddie-kendricks-shoeshine-boy/
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 319.