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{{short description|1977 song by The Emotions}}
{{short description|1977 song by The Emotions}}
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Don't Ask My Neighbors
| name = Don't Ask My Neighbors
| cover = Don't Ask My Neighbors (The Emotions song).jpg
| cover = Don't Ask My Neighbors (The Emotions song).jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[The Emotions]]
| artist = [[the Emotions]]
| album = [[Rejoice (The Emotions album)|Rejoice]]
| album = [[Rejoice (The Emotions album)|Rejoice]]
| released = 1977
| released = 1977
| format = [[7"]], [[12"]]
| B-side = Love's What's Happenin'
| B-side =
| recorded =
| recorded =
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[R&B music|R&B]]
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[R&B music|R&B]]
| length =
| length = 3:33
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| writer =
| writer = [[Skip Scarborough]]
| producer = [[Maurice White]]
| producer = [[Maurice White]]
| prev_title =
| prev_title = [[Best of My Love (The Emotions song)|Best of My Love]]
| prev_year =
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title =
| next_title = [[Shouting Out Love]]
| next_year =
| next_year = 1977
}}
}}


"'''Don't Ask My Neighbors'''" is a song recorded by [[R&B]] group [[the Emotions]] released as a single in 1977 by [[Columbia Records]].<ref name=Song>{{cite work|title=The Emotions: Don't Ask My Neighbors|date=1977|publisher=[[Columbia Records]]}}</ref> The single reached No. 7 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Soul Singles]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/the-emotions/chart-history/BSI/song/373896|title=The Emotions: Don't Ask My Neighbors (Hot Soul Songs)|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|website=billboard.com}}</ref>
"'''Don't Ask My Neighbors'''" is a song recorded by [[R&B]] group [[the Emotions]] released as a single in 1977 by [[Columbia Records]].<ref name=Song>{{cite work|title=The Emotions: Don't Ask My Neighbors|date=1977|publisher=[[Columbia Records]]}}</ref> The single reached No. 7 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Soul Singles]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-emotions/chart-history/bsi/|title=The Emotions: Don't Ask My Neighbors (Hot Soul Songs)|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|website=billboard.com}}</ref>


==Overview==
==Overview==
"Don't Ask My Neighbors" was composed by [[Skip Scarborough]] and produced by [[Earth, Wind & Fire|EWF]] bandleader [[Maurice White]].<ref name=Song />
"Don't Ask My Neighbors" was composed by [[Skip Scarborough]] and produced by [[Earth, Wind & Fire|EWF]] bandleader [[Maurice White]].<ref name=Song />


The single's [[B-side]] was "Love's What's Happenin'". Both songs came from [[the Emotions]]' 1977 album [[Rejoice (The Emotions album)|''Rejoice'']].<ref name=Song />
==Covers==
The song has been [[cover song|covered]] by artists such as [[Bobby Caldwell]], [[Nancy Wilson (jazz singer)|Nancy Wilson]], [[Jade (group)|Jade]], [[Ahmad Jamal]],[[Brownstone (group)|Brownstone]], [[The Tempations]] and [[Will Downing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/work/116037/all|title=The Emotions: Don't Ask My Neighbors|website=secondhandsongs.com}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
Craig Lytle of [[Allmusic]] found that ""Don't Ask My Neighbor(s)," came on a mellower note."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rejoice-mw0000203317|title=The Emotions: Rejoice|author=Lytle, Craig|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|website=allmusic.com}}</ref>
Craig Lytle of [[Allmusic]] found that ""Don't Ask My Neighbor(s)," came on a mellower note."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rejoice-mw0000203317|title=The Emotions: Rejoice|author=Lytle, Craig|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|website=allmusic.com}}</ref>

==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1977-78)
!Peak<br>position
|-
|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=275}}</ref>
|align="center"|44
|-
|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Soul Singles]] (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=188}}</ref>
|align="center"|7
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1977 singles]]
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[[Category:The Emotions songs]]
[[Category:The Emotions songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Maurice White]]
[[Category:Songs written by Skip Scarborough]]
[[Category:Columbia Records singles]]
[[Category:Columbia Records singles]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Maurice White]]



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Latest revision as of 23:58, 16 October 2024

"Don't Ask My Neighbors"
Single by the Emotions
from the album Rejoice
B-side"Love's What's Happenin'"
Released1977
GenrePop, R&B
Length3:33
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Skip Scarborough
Producer(s)Maurice White
The Emotions singles chronology
"Best of My Love"
(1977) 		"Don't Ask My Neighbors"
(1977) 		"Shouting Out Love"
(1977)

"Don't Ask My Neighbors" is a song recorded by R&B group the Emotions released as a single in 1977 by Columbia Records.[1] The single reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.[2]

Overview

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"Don't Ask My Neighbors" was composed by Skip Scarborough and produced by EWF bandleader Maurice White.[1]

The single's B-side was "Love's What's Happenin'". Both songs came from the Emotions' 1977 album Rejoice.[1]

Critical reception

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Craig Lytle of Allmusic found that ""Don't Ask My Neighbor(s)," came on a mellower note."[3]

Chart performance

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Chart (1977-78) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 44
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)[5] 7

References

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  1. ^ a b c The Emotions: Don't Ask My Neighbors. Columbia Records. 1977.
  2. ^ "The Emotions: Don't Ask My Neighbors (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  3. ^ Lytle, Craig. "The Emotions: Rejoice". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 275.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 188.


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