"Love Overboard" is a

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-winning 1987 single by

Gladys Knight & the Pips Gladys Knight & the Pips were an American Rhythm and blues, R&B, soul music, soul, and funk family music group from Atlanta, Georgia, that remained active on the music charts and performing circuit for over three decades starting from the early ...

Chart performance

"Love Overboard" was the group's last of ten #1 hits on the

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chart. It crossed over to #13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart as well. The single was also successful on the dance charts, peaking at #4. It also peaked at #59 on the Canada RPM Top 100 Singles chart.

Popular culture

*Knight performs the song in a dream sequence on the episode " Three Girls Three" of ''

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'', with Whitley and Jaleesa singing background for her (instead of the Pips).

References

1987 songs 1987 singles Gladys Knight & the Pips songs MCA Records singles Songs written by Reggie Calloway {{1980s-R&B-song-stub