| "Head to Toe" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
) | ||||
| Single by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam | ||||
| from the album Spanish Fly | ||||
| B-side | "You'll Never Change" | |||
| Released | March 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Freestyle | |||
| Length | 5:03 (Album Version) 4:02 (Single/Video Version) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Curt Bedeau, Gerry Charles, Hugh L Clarke, Brian George, Lucien George, Paul George | |||
| Producer(s) | Full Force | |||
| Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam singles chronology | ||||
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"Head to Toe" is a song recorded by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam that appeared on their 1987 album Spanish Fly. The song hit number one on three charts: Billboard Hot 100 on June 20, 1987, the Hot Black Singles charts on May 30 of that year,[1] and the dance charts.[2] In Canada, the song topped the RPM 100 national singles chart on July 25 of the same year.[3] The song sports a retro Motown flavor mixed with the Freestyle sound for which they were known.
Composition
The song is performed in the key of D major with a tempo of 114 beats per minute.[4] The Los Angeles Times wrote in their 1987 review of the Spanish Fly album that Head to Toe "melodically owes a debt to the Supremes’ Back in My Arms Again".[5]
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 52 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] | 15 |
| Canadian RPM 100 Top Singles Chart | 1 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] | 16 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 9 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[9] | 82 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 1 |
| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1987) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[13] |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 354.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 157.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ^ "Key & BPM for Head to Toe by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | Tunebat". tunebat.com. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ latimes.com https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-06-21-ca-8640-story.html. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – Head to Toe" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – Head to Toe" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – Head to Toe". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1987.htm