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{{Short description|1988 single by Sabrina}} |
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{{Infobox song |
{{Infobox song |
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| name = All of Me (Boy Oh Boy) |
| name = All of Me (Boy Oh Boy) |
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| recorded = 1987 |
| recorded = 1987 |
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| studio = |
| studio = |
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| genre = * [[Italo disco]] |
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* [[Hi-NRG]] |
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| length = 3:58 |
| length = 3:58 |
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| label = Metronome |
| label = [[Metronome Records|Metronome]] |
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| writer = [[Stock Aitken Waterman]] |
| writer = [[Stock Aitken Waterman]] |
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| producer = Stock Aitken Waterman |
| producer = Stock Aitken Waterman |
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| type = single |
| type = single |
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| cover = Sin sabrina-all of me.jpg |
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| caption = UK |
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"'''All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy)'''" is a song by Italian |
"'''All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy)'''" is a song by Italian singer [[Sabrina Salerno|Sabrina]], released in Italy in July 1988 as the first single from her second album, ''[[Super Sabrina]]'' (1988). It was also her fifth international single. Written and produced by [[Stock Aitken & Waterman]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 37: Love, Truth And Honesty to All Of Me on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep-37-love-truth-and-honesty-to-all-of-me/id1565879477?i=1000577589201 |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=Apple Podcasts}}</ref> it followed her previous single "[[Hot Girl (Sabrina song)|Hot Girl]]" in Europe, while it was her second single release in the United Kingdom, following "[[Boys (Summertime Love)]]". |
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Entering the charts in mid-summer 1988, the single became Sabrina's third major European hit. It followed "[[Boys (Summertime Love)]]" and "[[Hot Girl (Sabrina song)|Hot Girl]]" into the top 10 or top 20 in several |
Entering the charts in mid-summer 1988, the single became Sabrina's third major European hit. It followed "[[Boys (Summertime Love)]]" and "[[Hot Girl (Sabrina song)|Hot Girl]]" into the top 10 or top 20 in several European countries, and reached the top 30 of the [[UK Singles Chart]]. It spent 18 weeks in the French top 50 and made top 30 of the overall [[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100 Singles]] chart. |
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==Background and writing== |
==Background and writing== |
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Written and produced by [[Stock Aitken & Waterman]], the song is a typical dance |
Written and produced by [[Stock Aitken & Waterman]], the song is a typical dance-pop record of the SAW stable. |
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"It was fun working with them", Sabrina said.<ref name=":0" /> "They don't waste time. They like to get the job done with. |
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"Of course, I had heard of them before and I liked a lot of the records they did. I have heard a lot of people say they don't like them but I think these people are jealous."<ref name=":0" /> |
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[[Matt Aitken]] praised Sabrina's performance in the studio, saying "as a singer she was pretty decent", but noted her modest clothing during the session "did not fulfil the promise that was expected."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 41: Looking Back with Matt Aitken on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep-41-looking-back-with-matt-aitken/id1565879477?i=1000583585235 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=Apple Podcasts |
[[Matt Aitken]] praised Sabrina's performance in the studio, saying "as a singer she was pretty decent", but noted her modest clothing during the session "did not fulfil the promise that was expected."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 41: Looking Back with Matt Aitken on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep-41-looking-back-with-matt-aitken/id1565879477?i=1000583585235 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=Apple Podcasts}}</ref> |
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Written especially for Sabrina, the lyrics, production and melody are slightly reminiscent of Sabrina's |
Written especially for Sabrina, the lyrics, production and melody are slightly reminiscent of Sabrina's single "Boys": the structure of the introductions are similar and while the chorus in "Boys" is built around the phrase 'Boys, boys, boys', in "All of Me" it is 'Boy, oh, boy'. |
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Aitken expressed disappointment over the song's chart performance relative to "Boys", musing that "maybe the shock value was gone, or maybe they didn't shoot the right scene in the swimming pool for the video."<ref name=":1" /> |
Aitken expressed disappointment over the song's chart performance relative to "Boys", musing that "maybe the shock value was gone, or maybe they didn't shoot the right scene in the swimming pool for the video."<ref name=":1" /> |
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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' wrote, "A killing combination of Sabrina and [[Stock Aitken & Waterman|SAW]] on a jaunty, perky little number. Definitive [[Eurodisco|Euro-disco]]."<ref>{{cite magazine |
Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' wrote, "A killing combination of Sabrina and [[Stock Aitken & Waterman|SAW]] on a jaunty, perky little number. Definitive [[Eurodisco|Euro-disco]]."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Previews: Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=5|issue=32|date=6 August 1988|page=15|oclc=29800226}}</ref> In 2021, British magazine ''[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]]'' ranked the song number 39 in their list of the Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman Songs, noted that "the [[Italo disco]] feel is pronounced" on this song, that "[Sabrina] is Italian, so it made complete sense for SAW to go in that direction for this creation, written specifically with her in mind" and concluded that British people "fell for her neon spandex looks and hooky melodies too".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2021/08/stock-aitken-waterman-songs/|title=Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs|magazine=[[Classic Pop (magazine)|Classic Pop]]|access-date=2022-10-31}}</ref> |
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==Music video== |
==Music video== |
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[[File:Sabrina - All of Me - Video 1.jpg|200 px|right|thumb|Sabrina in |
[[File:Sabrina - All of Me - Video 1.jpg|200 px|right|thumb|Sabrina in the Italian version of the music video for "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)"]] |
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Two [[music video]]s were filmed for the single—one by Sabrina's Italian team/label to coincide with the single's early European release, and one made later by her UK label for the single's UK release. In the European version of the video, she is seen playing a Dynacord Rhythm Stick. |
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==Track listings== |
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* '''7-inch single'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/402633-Sabrina-All-Of-Me-Boy-Oh-Boy|title=Sabrina - All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy)|via=www.discogs.com}}</ref> |
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# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" |
# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" – 3:58 |
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# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (instrumental) |
# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (instrumental) – 4:29 |
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* '''12 |
* '''12-inch single'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/540855-Sabrina-All-Of-Me-Boy-Oh-Boy|title=Sabrina – All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy)|via=www.discogs.com}}</ref> |
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# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (extended mix) |
# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (extended mix) – 5:15 |
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# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (instrumental) |
# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (instrumental) – 4:29 |
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# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" |
# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" – 3:58 |
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* '''12 |
* '''12-inch remix'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1324748-Sabrina-All-Of-Me-Boy-Oh-Boy-Remix|title=Sabrina – All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy) (Remix)|via=www.discogs.com}}</ref> |
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# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (Boy Oh Boy Mix) |
# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (Boy Oh Boy Mix) – 6:06 |
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# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (instrumental) |
# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (instrumental) – 4:29 |
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# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" |
# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" – 3:58 |
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* '''CD single'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/358387-Sabrina-All-Of-Me-Boy-Oh-Boy|title=Sabrina |
* '''CD single'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/358387-Sabrina-All-Of-Me-Boy-Oh-Boy|title=Sabrina – All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy)|via=www.discogs.com}}</ref> |
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# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (extended mix) |
# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (extended mix) – 5:15 |
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# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (instrumental) |
# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (instrumental) – 4:29 |
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# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" |
# "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" – 3:58 |
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==Charts== |
==Charts== |
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===Weekly charts=== |
===Weekly charts=== |
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! scope="row"| Denmark ([[IFPI Danmark|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine |volume=5 |issue=37 |page=14 |title=Weekly Update on the European Charts – Highlights |first=Diana |last=Muus |date=10 September 1988 |magazine=Music & Media |oclc=29800226}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite magazine|volume=5|issue=35|page=17|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|date=27 August 1988|magazine=Music & Media|oclc=29800226}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Pennanen |first=Timo |section=Sabrina |url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf |title=Sisältää hitin – Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 |language=fi |edition=2nd |location=Helsinki |publisher=[[Otava (publisher)|Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava]] |year=2021 |page=223 |isbn=978-9-5274-6001-6}}</ref> |
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!scope="row"|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref name="Europe">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-08-27.pdf|volume=5|issue=35|page=16-17<!-- 9 in PDF file -->|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|date=27 August 1988|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History|accessdate=31 October 2022}}</ref> |
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!scope="row"|Finland ([[Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref name="FIN">{{cite book|first= Timo |last= Pennanen |year= 2006 |title= Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |language= fi |edition= 1st |publisher= Tammi |isbn= 978-951-1-21053-5 |location= Helsinki}}</ref> |
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⚫ | ! scope="row"| Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|magazine=[[Musica e dischi]]|language=it|access-date=29 May 2022}} ''Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Sabrina" in the "Artista" field, type "All of me" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".''</ref> |
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{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|25|artist=Sabrina|artistid=24683|rowheader=true|access-date=14 August 2023}} |
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===Year-end charts=== |
===Year-end charts=== |
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!scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)<ref>{{cite web|title=1988 Year End Eurocharts|date=January 1, 1988|accessdate=January 14, 2020|work=Music & Media|page=30|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-01-01.pdf}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=1988 Year End Eurocharts – Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=6|issue=52/1|date=1 January 1989|page=30|oclc=29800226}}</ref> |
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==Notes== |
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{{Notelist}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist |
{{Reflist}} |
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{{Sabrina Salerno}} |
{{Sabrina Salerno}} |
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"All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" | ||||
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Single by Sabrina | ||||
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Released | July 1988 19 September 1988 (UK) | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
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Length | 3:58 | |||
Label | Metronome | |||
Songwriter(s) | Stock Aitken Waterman | |||
Producer(s) | Stock Aitken Waterman | |||
Sabrina singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative Cover | ||||
"All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" is a song by Italian singer Sabrina, released in Italy in July 1988 as the first single from her second album, Super Sabrina (1988). It was also her fifth international single. Written and produced by Stock Aitken & Waterman,[1] it followed her previous single "Hot Girl" in Europe, while it was her second single release in the United Kingdom, following "Boys (Summertime Love)".
Entering the charts in mid-summer 1988, the single became Sabrina's third major European hit. It followed "Boys (Summertime Love)" and "Hot Girl" into the top 10 or top 20 in several European countries, and reached the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart. It spent 18 weeks in the French top 50 and made top 30 of the overall Eurochart Hot 100 Singles chart.
Background and writing
Written and produced by Stock Aitken & Waterman, the song is a typical dance-pop record of the SAW stable.
"It was fun working with them", Sabrina said.[1] "They don't waste time. They like to get the job done with.
"Of course, I had heard of them before and I liked a lot of the records they did. I have heard a lot of people say they don't like them but I think these people are jealous."[1]
Matt Aitken praised Sabrina's performance in the studio, saying "as a singer she was pretty decent", but noted her modest clothing during the session "did not fulfil the promise that was expected."[2]
Written especially for Sabrina, the lyrics, production and melody are slightly reminiscent of Sabrina's single "Boys": the structure of the introductions are similar and while the chorus in "Boys" is built around the phrase 'Boys, boys, boys', in "All of Me" it is 'Boy, oh, boy'.
Aitken expressed disappointment over the song's chart performance relative to "Boys", musing that "maybe the shock value was gone, or maybe they didn't shoot the right scene in the swimming pool for the video."[2]
Critical reception
Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "A killing combination of Sabrina and SAW on a jaunty, perky little number. Definitive Euro-disco."[3] In 2021, British magazine Classic Pop ranked the song number 39 in their list of the Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman Songs, noted that "the Italo disco feel is pronounced" on this song, that "[Sabrina] is Italian, so it made complete sense for SAW to go in that direction for this creation, written specifically with her in mind" and concluded that British people "fell for her neon spandex looks and hooky melodies too".[4]
Music video
Two music videos were filmed for the single—one by Sabrina's Italian team/label to coincide with the single's early European release, and one made later by her UK label for the single's UK release. In the European version of the video, she is seen playing a Dynacord Rhythm Stick.
Track listings
- 7-inch single[5]
- "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" – 3:58
- "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (instrumental) – 4:29
- 12-inch single[6]
- "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (extended mix) – 5:15
- "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (instrumental) – 4:29
- "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" – 3:58
- 12-inch remix[7]
- "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (Boy Oh Boy Mix) – 6:06
- "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (instrumental) – 4:29
- "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" – 3:58
- CD single[8]
- "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (extended mix) – 5:15
- "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (instrumental) – 4:29
- "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" – 3:58
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Notes
- ^ The exact peak position in Denmark is unknown. The single reached at least number 9, as Music & Media provided the single's ranking only for that week, but it did not reach the top three, given every week by the magazine.
References
- ^ a b c "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 37: Love, Truth And Honesty to All Of Me on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ a b "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 41: Looking Back with Matt Aitken on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ "Previews: Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 32. 6 August 1988. p. 15. OCLC 29800226.
- ^ "Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs". Classic Pop. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Sabrina - All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" – via www.discogs.com.
- ^ "Sabrina – All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" – via www.discogs.com.
- ^ "Sabrina – All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy) (Remix)" – via www.discogs.com.
- ^ "Sabrina – All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" – via www.discogs.com.
- ^ Muus, Diana (10 September 1988). "Weekly Update on the European Charts – Highlights". Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 37. p. 14. OCLC 29800226.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 35. 27 August 1988. p. 17. OCLC 29800226.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Sabrina". Sisältää hitin – Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish) (2nd ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 223. ISBN 978-9-5274-6001-6.
- ^ "Sabrina – All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (in French). Les classement single.
- ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Sabrina" in the "Artista" field, type "All of me" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".
- ^ "Sabrina – All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Sabrina – All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Sabrina: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sabrina – All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "1988 Year End Eurocharts – Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 52/1. 1 January 1989. p. 30. OCLC 29800226.