Pickin' Up Pieces

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"Pickin' Up Pieces"
Arthur Baker

"Pickin' Up Pieces" is the lead single from

Arthur Baker, who co-wrote it with Lotti Golden.[1]
The single, released in 1985, was a sizable hit on the Dance/Club Songs chart. It reached a peak of #9 on that chart the same year,[2] and also managed to chart on the R&B chart at the time - reaching a peak of #83.[3]

The single was an early Freestyle release - marked with syncopated rhythms and intense synthetic production. Lyrically, the song is about "Picking up the pieces" and moving on after a failed relationship.[4]

References

  1. ^ Brenda K. Starr – Pickin' Up Pieces (1985, Vinyl), retrieved 2021-08-30
  2. ^ "Brenda K. Starr". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  3. ^ "Brenda K. Starr". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  4. ^ Brenda K. Starr – Pickin' Up Pieces (1985, Vinyl), retrieved 2021-08-30