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Wikipedia article




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| name = Somebody Else's Guy

| cover = Somebody Elses Guy.JPG

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| type = single

| artist = Jocelyn Brown

| album = Somebody Else's Guy

| B-side = Remix

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| genre = Post-disco

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| prev_title = Take Some Time Out (For Love)

| prev_year = 1982

| next_title = Hands Off

| next_year = 1984

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"'Somebody Else's Guy'" is a 1984 song written and popularized by Jocelyn Brown. On the US soul chart, the single peaked at number two and stalled at number 75 on the Hot 100, but in the UK it made the pop top 20. On the disco chart, "Somebody Else's Guy" peaked at number 13. It was the title track of Brown's debut solo album, released the same year.

Jocelyn Brown version



Track listing and formats

; U.S. 12" single, VND D01

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Vocal 12" Version) - 6:28

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Instrumental Dub) - 5:45

Charts



Certifications



CeCe Peniston version



{{Infobox song

| name = Somebody Else's Guy

| cover = CCP SEG single.jpg

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| type = single

| artist = CeCe Peniston

| album = The Best Of

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| producer = Darren "Nitro" Clowers

| prev_title = Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = I Know You Want Me

| next_year = 1998

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In 1996, the song was covered by dance music singer CeCe Peniston for her studio album 'I'm Movin' On'. In 1998, it was released as a single to promote Peniston's greatest hits collection, 'The Best of CeCe Peniston', an import compilation issued in 1998 only in Europe and Japan.

Both Brown in 1984,For peak positions of "Somebody Else's Guy" by Jocelyn Brown in UK, choose her Official Charts link. For Brown's US top singles positions, check the allmusic link.

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and Peniston in 1998 reached the same chart position on the UK Top 75, peaking at number thirteen.

The single reached a Top 10 position on the UK Chart-Track list, peaking at number six in February.

Credits and personnel

* CeCe Peniston lead/back vocal

* Karl "Tuff Enuff" Brown additional producer, remix, remix engineer

* Matt "Jam" Lamont additional producer, remix

* David Morales additional producer, remix

* Manny Lehman executive producer

* Mark Mazzetti executive producer

* Darren Clowers producer, keyboards

* Keith Andes keyboards

* Rom Malco drum programming

* Terry Burns programming

* Joey Moskowitz programming

* Tuff & Jam remix engineers

* Vachik Aghaniantz engineer, mix

* Dave "EQ3" Sussman engineer

* Clowers Studios, Hollywood, CA studio

* Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA mix

* Jocelyn Brown Music (BMI) publisher

* PolyGram International (ASCAP) publisher

;Additional credits

* "Finally"

Track listings and formats



; CD, DE, promo, #588 497-2

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Mix) 3:47

; CD, DE, #582 114-2

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Mix) 3:47

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Hard House Dub) - 9:18

; 12", UK, promo, #AMPMDJ 111

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Version) - 5:37

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School 12" Mix) - 6:14

; CD, UK, promo, #GUYCD1

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Edit) 3:29

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Uplifting Club Edit) - 3:47

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Edit) - 3:44

; 12", UK, promo, #AMPMDJ 117 A

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Tuff Jam's Classic Garage) 7:27

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (TJ's Ladies Choice Dub)

; 12", UK, #582 511 1

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Tuff Jam's Classic Garage) 7:27

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (TJ's Ladies Choice Dub)

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Version)

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Kupper's Uplifting Club Mix)

; 12", UK, promo, #DJ117

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Tuff Jam's Classic Garage)

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (TJ's Ladies Choice Dub)

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Kupper's Uplifting Club Mix)

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Kupper's Dark & Funky Mix)

; 12", IT, #ZAC 137

; 12", UK, promo, #588 500-1

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School 12" Mix) - 6:14

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Instrument.) - 5:53

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Hard House Dub) - 9:18

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Mix) 3:47

; MCD, JP, #POCM-1234

; MCD, UK, #582 511-2

; MCD, UK, #582 517-2

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Edit) 3:29

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Version) - 5:37

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Tuff Jam's Classic Garage) 7:27

# "Finally" (Classic Funk Radio Mix) - 3:25

; MCS, UK, #582 511-4

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Edit) 3:29

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Version) - 5:37

# "Finally" (Classic Funk Radio Mix) - 3:25

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Kupper's Uplifting Club Mix)

; MCD, DE, #582 115-2

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Radio Mix) 3:47

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School 12" Mix) - 6:14

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (LP Version) 5:37

# "Somebody Else's Guy" (Classic Old School Instrument.) - 5:53

Charts

Weekly charts



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