Ooh, What a Life (song)

"Ooh, What a Life" ("Ooh" on label, "Oooh" on sleeve, often "Oh" in print sources) is a 1979 song by French musical group Gibson Brothers, released as the second single from their fourth album, Cuba (1979). It was a UK No. 10 hit. English DJ and house music producer Joey Negro's 1993 debut album included a version of the song.[1]

"Ooh, What a Life"
Single by Gibson Brothers
from the album Cuba
Released1979
GenreDisco
Length5:45
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Daniel Vangarde, Alex Francfort
Producer(s)Daniel Vangarde
Gibson Brothers singles chronology
"Cuba"
(1978)
"Ooh, What a Life"
(1979)
"Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)"
(1979)

Charts

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Chart (1979) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[2] 21
UK Singles (OCC)
10
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[3] 48

References

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  1. ^ Colin Larkin, Muze UK Ltd The Virgin encyclopedia of nineties music 2000- Page 209 "Joey Negro's 1993 debut included a version of the Gibson Brothers' 'Oooh What A Life', featuring Gwen Guthrie."
  2. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Gibson Brothers". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 89. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-156-X.