"Oh Sheila"
#1 weeks: 1
weeks: 1985-10-12
genre: funk
artist: Ready for the World
album: Ready for the
World
writers: Melvin Riley, Jr., Gordon Strozier, Gerald Valentine
producers: Ready for the World
label:
formats: 7" single, 12" single
lengths: 4:02
"Oh Sheila" is a 1985 single by Ready for the World. The
song went to number one on the Hot 100, the Hot Black Singles
and the Hot Dance Club Play charts. It was the first of two
chart toppers for the band on the
BillboardR&B chart, preceding their 1986 number-one
R&B hit, "Love You Down".
The song was covered in 2003 by Eurodance band Angel City.
The single, renamed "Love Me Right" with the original title as
a subtitle, featured vocals by Lara McAllen. The song was the
lead single for the band's 2005 album, Love Me Right.
The song reached No. 11 in the U.K charts and No. 1 in the
U.K dance charts. The song also reached No. 1 on the U.S dance
charts, and this track became their first to enter the US
billboard chart.