O-o-h Child
Song by the Five Stairsteps / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about O-o-h Child?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
"O-o-h Child" is a 1970 single, written by Stan Vincent, recorded by Chicago soul family group the Five Stairsteps and released on the Buddah label.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2014) |
"O-o-h Child" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Five Stairsteps | ||||
from the album Stairsteps | ||||
A-side | "Dear Prudence" | |||
B-side | "Who Do You Belong To" | |||
Released | April 1970 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:11 | |||
Label | Buddah | |||
Songwriter(s) | Stan Vincent | |||
Producer(s) | Stan Vincent | |||
Five Stairsteps singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Audio | ||||
"O-o-h Child" on YouTube | ||||
The Five Stairsteps previously had limited success recording in Chicago with Curtis Mayfield.[3] When Mayfield's workload precluded his continuing to work with the group, they were reassigned to Stan Vincent, an in-house producer for Buddah Records who had recently scored a Top Ten hit with the Lou Christie single "I'm Gonna Make You Mine". The Five Stairsteps' debut collaboration with Vincent was the group's rendition of "Dear Prudence" designated as the A-side with Vincent's original composition "O-o-h Child" as B-side. However, "O-o-h Child" broke out in the key markets of Philadelphia and Detroit to rise as high as #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1970.
The track's R&B chart impact was muted, peaking at #14, although in time it came to be regarded as a "soft soul" classic. Billboard ranked the record as the No. 21 song of 1970.