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Oh How Happy is a song written by Edwin Starr. It was a hit for the group The Shades of Blue. [1] In the early 1980s, it was a minor hit for New Zealand based New York City soul singer Herb McQuay. Many artists have covered the song.
While at Ric-Tic, as Edwin Starr he wrote the song "Oh, How Happy", a number 12 Billboard Hot 100 hit in 1966 for The Shades of Blue (he would go on to release a version of the song with Blinky in 1969) and sang lead for the Holidays on their number 12 R&B hit, "I'll Love You Forever".
The label sought to replicate the success of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's duets, as well as compete with Stax Records' singles, [3] but once this album was released, "Oh How Happy"/"Ooo Baby Baby" did not live up to the hype it received in Billboard, [4] entering the Hot 100 at 99 [5] and peaking at 96 the next week [6] before disappearing ...
Their biggest hit was the song "Oh How Happy", recorded in the fall of 1965 and released in early 1966, written by Edwin Starr, [2] which reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, number 16 on the US Billboard R&B chart [4] and the Top 10 in Canada. That same year, the song "Lonely Summer", again written by Starr, reached number 72, and ...
Pages in category "Songs written by Edwin Starr" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Oh How Happy; S. Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)
It features two duets with British rocker Paul Carrack: "Oh How Happy" and "Do Me Lover". Critical reception ... "Oh How Happy" (duet with Paul Carrack) Edwin Starr:
The studio's national hits included "Oh How Happy" by Shades of Blue and "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" by The Reflections. The early, pre-Motown songs of Edwin Starr, such as "Agent Double-O-Soul", were recorded at the Golden World studio. Golden World Records operated from 1962 to 1968.
Herb McQuay (died June 29, 2005) was a popular jazz and soul singer from New York who lived and worked in New Zealand during the late 1970s to the mid 1980s. He is remembered for his cover of the Edwin Starr song, "Oh How Happy", which was a minor hit for him.