"Roni" is a song by American singer

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, written by

Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Kenneth Brian Edmonds (born April 10, 1959), better known by his stage name Babyface, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has written and produced 26 number-one R&B hits and won 13 Grammy Awards. He was ranked number 20 ...

with additional lyrics written by

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member Darnell Bristol. It was released on the MCA label as the third single from Brown's second album, ''

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'' (1988). "Roni" reached number three on both the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and US ''Cash Box'' Top 100 charts and number two on the

Hot Black Singles The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 po ...

chart.

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1988 singles 1988 songs Bobby Brown songs MCA Records singles New jack swing songs Song recordings produced by L.A. Reid Song recordings produced by Babyface (musician) Songs written by Babyface (musician) Songs written by Darnell Bristol {{1980s-R&B-song-stub