Head to Toe

"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.

For the EP by The Breeders, see Head to Toe (EP). For the country song, see Head to Toe (Bill Anderson song).
"Head to Toe"
Single by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
from the album Spanish Fly
B-side"You'll Never Change"
ReleasedMarch 1987
Recorded1986
GenreFreestyle
Length5:03 (Album Version)
4:02 (Single/Video Version)
LabelColumbia
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
"All Cried Out"
(1986)		 "Head to Toe"
(1987)		 "Lost in Emotion"
(1987)

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]
17

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 354.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 157.
  3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  4. "Key & BPM for Head to Toe by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | Tunebat". tunebat.com. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  5. latimes.com https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-06-21-ca-8640-story.html. Retrieved 8 November 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Ultratop.be – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – Head to Toe" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – Head to Toe" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. "Charts.nz – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – Head to Toe". Top 40 Singles.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. "Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  11. "Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  12. "Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  13. http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1987.htm
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