Robbed hit of the week 4/11/16 - Jeffrey Osborne's "She's On The Left"...

"She's On The Left" - Jeffrey Osborne
from the album One Love - One Dream (1988)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #48

This week's "robbed hit" comes from soul vocalist Jeffrey Osborne, who carved out a successful solo career for himself in the 1980's after leaving the disco outfit L.T.D. He planted eight singles into the pop top-40, including his duet with Dionne Warwick, "Love Power", that went the highest on the Hot 100 at #12 in the summer of 1987. The following year, Osborne released his fifth solo set One Love - One Dream, and the first single from the project was the slinky slice of romantic obsession with "She's On The Left"...


Jeffrey Osborne – She’s On The Left (7" Edited... by OldschooloveGermany


While "She's On The Left" became Jeffrey's first and so far only R&B #1 in Billboard, the song staled out underneath the pop top-40 in October of 1988. The extended remix version went to #6 on their dance club play chart, matching his highest moment with 1984's "Plane Love" (another song that missed the pop top-40).

After a couple more minor R&B singles missed the pop chart altogether, Jeffrey reunited with Dionne for another collaboration, "Take Good Care Of You And Me", which reached #25 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1989. He started the 90s with another big soul hit, "Only Human" (#3, 1990), but has relied on touring behind mostly older material since. His last chart appearance was in 2005 with a cover of "Yes I'm Ready" (#64 R&B).

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And here's the remix that made the top ten on the dance chart...