"Somebody Else's Guy" | ||||
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Single by Jocelyn Brown | ||||
from the album Somebody Else's Guy | ||||
B-side | "Remix" | |||
Released | 1984 | |||
Format | 12" | |||
Genre | Post-disco | |||
Length | 6:28 (Album version) | |||
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"Somebody Else's Guy" | ||||
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Single by CeCe Peniston | ||||
from the album The Best Of | ||||
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Recorded | 1996 | |||
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Length | 5:37 (Album version) | |||
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Producer(s) | Darren "Nitro" Clowers | |||
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"Classic Old School 12" Mix"
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1996 Soul Train Performance on YouTube |
"Somebody Else's Guy" is a 1984 song written and popularized by Jocelyn Brown. On the soul chart, the single peaked at number two and stalled at number seventy-five on the Hot 100. On the disco chart, "Somebody Else's Guy" peaked at number thirteen. It was the title track of Brown's debut solo album, released the same year.
In 1996, the song was covered by musician CeCe Peniston for her studio album I'm Movin' On. In 1998, it was released as a single to promote Peniston's greatest hits collection, The Best Of CeCe Peniston, an import compilation issued in 1998 only in Europe and Japan.
Both Brown in 1984, and Peniston in 1998 reached the same chart position on the UK Top 75, peaking at number thirteen.
The single reached a Top 10 position on the UK Chart-Track list, peaking at number six in February.