Pickin'_Up_Pieces

Pickin' Up Pieces

Pickin' Up Pieces

1985 single by Brenda K. Starr

"Pickin' Up Pieces" is the lead single from Brenda K. Starr's debut album, I Want Your Love, released in 1985 by Mirage Records. The song was produced by 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]

Quick Facts Single by Brenda K. Starr, from the album I Want Your Love ...

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

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