"Don't Ask My Neighbors" is a song recorded by R&B group the Emotions for their album Rejoice, released as a single in 1977 by Columbia Records. The single reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.
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".
In other media "Don't Ask My Neighbors" was featured in "#LuvIzLuv (SEXUALITY IS FLUID)", a 2017 season one episode of the series She's Gotta Have It.
Charts Chart (1977–1978)PeakpositionUS Billboard Hot 10044US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)7
Notable covers American female group Jade recorded a version for their debut album Jade to the Max (1992). American actresses Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold recorded a version together and released it as a single for the soundtrack Sprung (1997). American female group Brownstone recorded a version for the soundtrack New York Undercover: A Night At Natalie's (1998).
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