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The A Side:
Mercedes Boy (Extended Version) 7:20
The B Side:
Mercedes Boy (Radio Edit) 5:10
Mercedes Boy (Instrumental) 7:20
Mercedes Boy (Dub) 7:29
Mercedes Boy (Bonus Beats) 3:38
The Brief:
The second single from Pebbles’ debut album was “Mercedes Boy”. The song was written by Pebbles and produced by Charlie Wilson of the Gap Band. It was her second consecutive #1 on the US R&B charts and the highest charting song of her career on the Billboard Hot 100. The 12” release features remix work by Keith “K.C.” Cohen. The ‘Pebbles’ LP reached #14 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the Hot Black Albums charts and was eventually certified Platinum for sales of over 1 million copies.
The Billboard Charts:
| Chart | Debuted | Debut Pos. | Peak Pos. | Wks on Chart |
| Hot 100 | 5/7/88 | 77 | 2 | 18 |
| Hot Black Singles | 3/19/88 | 1 | 18 | |
| Hot Dance/Disco | 4/23/88 | 2 | 13 |
The Source:
Label: MCA Records
Catalog#: MCA-23838
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1988
The Equipment:
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge
Yamaha RX-Z1 A/V Receiver
Sony PCM-R300 DAT Deck
Turtle Beach Catalina sound card
Mustek Scan Express A3 1200 Scanner
Spin Clean Record Washer MKII
The Software:
Cool Edit Pro
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft ICE
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My favourite Pebbles single and I love the 12″ Mix.
Thanks for your rip, Richie!
With a string of big singles off the debut album, I’m surprised the album didn’t hit #1 on the Hot Black Album charts!
you’re welcome Ric
I have this too, never thought i get to hear it again in this great quality
Thanks!
BTW.. she was cute back in the days
yes, she was (maybe still is?) quite a hottie
Great post, I’m looking fwd to hearing the Dub & Instr. mix as you normally don’t find these on any of the various 80s compilation cds. I have bought quite a lot of them but they only feature the regular 12″ extended version.
This song wasn’t big in Oz so never got it first time round. Thanks for posting this.