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"All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)"
Single by Sabrina
from the album Super Sabrina
ReleasedJuly 1988
19 September 1988 (UK)
Recorded1987
GenreItalo disco, Hi-NRG
Length3:58
LabelMetronome
Songwriter(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Producer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Sabrina singles chronology
"Hot Girl"
(1987) 		"All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)"
(1988) 		"My Chico"
(1988)
Alternative Cover
UK Cover.

"All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" is a song by Italian popstar 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 UK, 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 countries on the European continent, and made the top 30 in the UK. It spent 18 weeks in the French top 50 and made top 30 in the overall Eurochart. Its estimated worldwide sales are around 400,000-500,000 copies.

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 international breakthrough hit "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 '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 Britishs "fell for her neon spandex looks and hooky melodies too".[4]

Music video

Sabrina in an Italian version of music video of "All of Me (Boy oh Boy)".

Two music videos were prepared 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's seen playing a Dynacord Rhythm Stick.

Formats and track listings

  1. "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" - 3:58
  2. "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (instrumental) - 4:29
  1. "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (extended mix) - 5:15
  2. "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (instrumental) - 4:29
  3. "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" - 3:58
  1. "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (Boy Oh Boy Mix) - 6:06
  2. "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (instrumental) - 4:29
  3. "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" - 3:58
  1. "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (extended mix) - 5:15
  2. "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (instrumental) - 4:29
  3. "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" - 3:58

Charts

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "‎A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 41: Looking Back with Matt Aitken on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  3. ^ "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 6 August 1988. p. 15. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Top 40 Stock Aitken Waterman songs". Classic Pop. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  5. ^ "Sabrina - All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" – via www.discogs.com.
  6. ^ "Sabrina - All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" – via www.discogs.com.
  7. ^ "Sabrina - All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy) (Remix)" – via www.discogs.com.
  8. ^ "Sabrina - All Of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" – via www.discogs.com.
  9. ^ Muus, Diana (10 September 1988). "Weekly Update on the European Charts – Highlights" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 37. p. 14. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 31 October 2022 – via World Radio History.
  10. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 35. 27 August 1988. p. 16-17. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 31 October 2022 – via World Radio History.
  11. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  12. ^ "Sabrina – All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (in French). Les classement single.
  13. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Sabrina".
  14. ^ "Sabrina – All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  15. ^ "Sabrina – All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)". Swiss Singles Chart.
  16. ^ "Sabrina: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sabrina – All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  18. ^ "1988 Year End Eurocharts" (PDF). Music & Media. January 1, 1988. p. 30. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
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