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{{Short description|1988 single by Bobby Brown}}
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{{Infobox Single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Roni
| name = Roni
| Cover =
| cover = Roni-BBrown.jpg
| Caption =
| alt =
| Artist = [[Bobby Brown]]
| type = single
| from Album = [[Don't Be Cruel (album)|Don't Be Cruel]]
| artist = [[Bobby Brown]]
| A-side =
| album = [[Don't Be Cruel (album)|Don't Be Cruel]]
| B-side =
| released = December 27, 1988
| recorded = November 1987
| Released = [[December 27]] [[1988]]
| Format =
| studio = Silverlake (Los Angeles, California)
| Recorded = 1988
| genre =
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name="Henderson">{{cite web|last=Henderson|first=Alex|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dont-be-cruel-r2697/review|title=Don't Be Cruel – Bobby Brown: Review|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|date=November 1, 2001|access-date=2011-07-28}}</ref>
| Genre = [[New jack swing]]
* [[Pop music|pop]]<ref name="RSguide">{{cite book|last1=Considine|first1=J.D.|last2=Coleman|first2=Mark|last3=Evans|first3=Paul|last4=McGee|first4=David|chapter=
| Length = 5:58
Bobby Brown|editor1-last=DeCurtis|editor1-first=Anthony|editor2-last=Henke|editor2-first=James|editor3-last=George-Warren|editor-first3=Holly|date=1992|title=Rolling Stone Album Guide|publisher=[[Random House]]|location=New York|page= 49}}</ref>
| Label = [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]]
| Writer =
| length =
* 5:58 (album version)
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| Producer =
* 4:34 (7-inch version)
| Certification = Gold
| label = [[MCA Records|MCA]]
| Chart position = <li>#3 <small>([[United States|U.S.]]) Pop</small></li><li>#2 <small>([[United States|U.S.]]) R&B</small></li><li>#21 <small>([[UK Singles chart|UK]])</small></li>
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| writer =
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| Last single = "[[My Prerogative]]"<br />(1988)
* [[Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds|Babyface]]
| This single = '''"Roni"'''<br />(1989)
* [[Darnell Bristol]]
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| Next single = "[[Every Little Step]]"<br />(1989)
| Misc =
| producer =
* [[Antonio "L.A." Reid|L.A. Reid]]
* Babyface
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| prev_title = [[My Prerogative]]
| prev_year = 1988
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| next_title = [[Every Little Step]]
| next_year = 1989
}}
}}
'''"Roni"''' is a single released by [[R&B]] singer [[Bobby Brown]] in 1988 on the [[MCA Records|MCA]] label. It was released as the third single on his second album ''[[Don't Be Cruel (album)|Don't Be Cruel]]'', and reached #3 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart. Meanwhile, it peaked at #2 on the [[Hot Black Singles]] Chart in January 1989. Ironically, it was held off by his former bandmates [[New Edition]] with their hit [[Can You Stand the Rain]].
"'''Roni'''" is a song by American singer [[Bobby Brown]], written by [[Babyface (musician)|Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds]] with additional lyrics written by [[the Deele]] member [[Darnell Bristol]]. It was released on the [[MCA Records|MCA]] label as the third single from Brown's second album, ''[[Don't Be Cruel (album)|Don't Be Cruel]]'' (1988). "Roni" reached number three on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart in March 1989 and peaked at number two on the [[Hot Black Singles]] chart in January 1989.


==Charts==
===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (1988–1989)
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=RPM 100 Singles|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|volume=49|issue=24|page=6|date=April 15, 1989}}</ref>
|13
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=6|issue=49|page=V|date=December 9, 1989}}</ref>
|65
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|21|artist=Bobby Brown|song=Roni|rowheader=true|access-date=July 29, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|21|date=19891202|rowheader=true|access-date=July 29, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|3|artist=Bobby Brown|rowheader=true|access-date=July 29, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|7|artist=Bobby Brown|rowheader=true|access-date=July 29, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|2|artist=Bobby Brown|rowheader=true|access-date=July 29, 2022}}
|}

===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (1989)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine|title=1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=101|issue=51|page=Y-22|date=December 23, 1989}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1989|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1989}}</ref>
|80
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Bobby Brown}}
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[[Category:1988 singles]]
[[Category:1988 singles]]
[[Category:1988 songs]]
[[Category:Bobby Brown songs]]
[[Category:Bobby Brown songs]]
[[Category:Contemporary R&B songs]]
[[Category:MCA Records singles]]
[[Category:New jack swing songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by L.A. Reid]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Babyface (musician)]]
[[Category:Songs written by Babyface (musician)]]
[[Category:Songs written by Darnell Bristol]]

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Latest revision as of 16:21, 19 August 2024

"Roni"
Single by Bobby Brown
from the album Don't Be Cruel
ReleasedDecember 27, 1988
RecordedNovember 1987
StudioSilverlake (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length
  • 5:58 (album version)
  • 4:34 (7-inch version)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bobby Brown singles chronology
"My Prerogative"
(1988) 		"Roni"
(1988) 		"Every Little Step"
(1989)

"Roni" is a song by American singer Bobby Brown, written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds with additional lyrics written by the Deele member Darnell Bristol. It was released on the MCA label as the third single from Brown's second album, Don't Be Cruel (1988). "Roni" reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in March 1989 and peaked at number two on the Hot Black Singles chart in January 1989.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1988–1989) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 13
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 65
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 21
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 21
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 3
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[8] 7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 2

Year-end charts

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Chart (1989) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[10][11] 80

References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Alex (November 1, 2001). "Don't Be Cruel – Bobby Brown: Review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  2. ^ Considine, J.D.; Coleman, Mark; Evans, Paul; McGee, David (1992). "Bobby Brown". In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Random House. p. 49.
  3. ^ "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 49, no. 24. April 15, 1989. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 49. December 9, 1989. p. V.
  5. ^ "Bobby Brown – Roni". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "Bobby Brown Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "Bobby Brown Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "Bobby Brown Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  10. ^ "1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 51. December 23, 1989. p. Y-22.
  11. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1989".
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