Love Overboard
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"Love Overboard" is a Grammy Award-winning 1987 single by Gladys Knight and the Pips. The single was significant because it was the first Top 40 hit for the group in over a decade, and their final Pop Top 40 release as well.
"Love Overboard" was the group's last of ten #1 hits on the Hot Black Singles chart. It crossed over to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart as well.[1] The single was also successful on the dance charts, peaking at number four.[2] It also peaked at #59 on the Canada RPM Top 100 Singles chart.
Popular Culture
- Knight performs the song in a dream sequence on an episode of A Different World, with Whitley and Jaleesa singing background for her (instead of the Pips).
References
Preceded by | Billboard Hot Black Singles number-one single January 23, 1988 |
Succeeded by "I Want Her" by Keith Sweat |
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