Don't Ask My Neighbors
{{short description|1977 song by The Emotions}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Don't Ask My Neighbors
| cover = Don't Ask My Neighbors (The Emotions song).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = the Emotions
| album = Rejoice
| released = 1977
| B-side = Love's What's Happenin'
| recorded =
| studio =
| length = 3:33
| label = Columbia
| writer = Skip Scarborough
| producer = Maurice White
| prev_title = Best of My Love
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = Shouting Out Love
| next_year = 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. The single reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.{{cite AV media notes |title=Don't Ask My Neighbors|author=The Emotions|year=1977|type=single|publisher=Columbia Records}}{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-emotions/chart-history/bsi/|title=The Emotions: Don't Ask My Neighbors (Hot Soul Songs)|publisher=Billboard|website=billboard.com}}
Overview
"Don't Ask My Neighbors" was composed by Skip Scarborough and produced by EWF bandleader Maurice White.
The single's B-side was "Love's What's Happenin'". Both songs came from the Emotions' 1977 album Rejoice.
Critical reception
Craig Lytle of AllMusic stated that "'Don't Ask My Neighbor[s]' came on a mellower note" when compared to the album's "spirited" first single "Best of My Love".{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rejoice-mw0000203317|title=The Emotions – Rejoice: Review|author=Lytle, Craig|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=}}
Appearances In Other Media
"Don't Ask My Neighbors" featured upon a season one episode of She's Gotta Have It.{{cite web|url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/she-gotta-have-season-1-soundtrack-44296194|title=69 F*cking Fantastic Songs From Netflix's She's Gotta Have It|author=Horne, Shontel|date=February 14, 2018|publisher=Popsugar}}
Charts
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!Chart (1977–1978) !Peak |
US Billboard Hot 100{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=275}}
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US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard){{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=188}}
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References
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{{The Emotions}}
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Category:Songs written by Skip Scarborough
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Maurice White
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