Guilty (The Pearls song)

"Guilty"
Single by The Pearls
B-side	"I'll Say It Over Again"
Released	1 June 1974
Genre	Pop
Label	Bell
Songwriter(s)	Ron Roker, Gerry Shury
The Pearls singles chronology
"Yo Yo" (1973) "Guilty" (1974) "Wizard of Love" (1974)

"Guilty"
Single by First Choice
from the album The Player
B-side	"Wake Up to Me"
Released	1974
Genre	Pop, R&B
Label	Philly Groove
Songwriter(s)	Ron Roker, Gerry Shury
First Choice singles chronology
"The Player (Part 1)" (1974) "Guilty" (1974) "Love Freeze" (1975)

"Guilty" is a 1974 song by British vocal duo The Pearls. It was the group's final charting single in the UK.

"Guilty" reached No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart.^[1] It became their greatest hit.

The song was included on a 2005 compilation of the group's hits entitled, A String of Pearls.

"Guilty" was also covered by American girl group First Choice. Their version reached #103 in the U.S. and became a Top 20 R&B hit.

Charts

The Pearls

Chart (1974/76)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2]	76
UK (Official Charts Company)[3]	10

First Choice

Chart (1974)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4]	103
U.S. Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles[5]	19

References

1. "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1 June 1974. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 283. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
3. "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1 June 1974. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 203.

External links

• Lyrics of this song
• The Pearls - Guilty on YouTube
• First Choice - Guilty on YouTube