Don't Ask My Neighbors

"Don't Ask My Neighbors"
Single by the Emotions
from the album Rejoice
B-side	"Love's What's Happenin'"
Released	1977
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	3:33
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Skip Scarborough
Producer(s)	Maurice White
The Emotions singles chronology
"Best of My Love" (1977) "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (1977) "Shouting Out Love" (1977)

"Don't Ask My Neighbors" is a song recorded by R&B group the Emotions released as a single in 1977 by Columbia Records.^[1] The single reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.^[2]

Overview

"Don't Ask My Neighbors" was composed by Skip Scarborough and produced by EWF bandleader Maurice White.^[1]

The single's B-side was "Love's What's Happenin'". Both songs came from the Emotions' 1977 album Rejoice.^[1]

Critical reception

Craig Lytle of Allmusic found that ""Don't Ask My Neighbor(s)," came on a mellower note."^[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1977-78)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	44
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)[5]	7

References

1. The Emotions: Don't Ask My Neighbors. Columbia Records. 1977.
2. "The Emotions: Don't Ask My Neighbors (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
3. Lytle, Craig. "The Emotions: Rejoice". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 275.
5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 188.