Guilty (The Pearls song)

1974 single by The Pearls

"Guilty"

Single by The Pearls
B-side| "I'll Say It Over Again"
Released| 1 June 1974
Genre| Pop
Label| Bell
Songwriter(s)| Ron Roker, Gerry Shury
The Pearls singles chronology
| "Yo Yo"
(1973)  | "Guilty"
(1974)  | "Wizard of Love"
(1974)

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"Guilty"

Single by First Choice
from the album  The Player
B-side| "Wake Up to Me"
Released| 1974
Genre| Pop, R&B
Label| Philly Groove
Songwriter(s)| Ron Roker, Gerry Shury
First Choice singles chronology
| "The Player (Part 1)"
(1974)  | "Guilty"
(1974)  | "Love Freeze"
(1975)

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"Guilty" is a 1974 song by British vocal duo The Pearls. It was the group's final charting single in the UK.

"Guilty" reached No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] It became their greatest hit.

The song was included on a 2005 compilation of the group's hits entitled, A String of Pearls.

"Guilty" was also covered by American girl group First Choice. Their version reached #103 in the U.S. and became a Top 20 R&B hit.

## Charts

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The Pearls
Chart (1974/76)  | Peak
position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 76
UK (Official Charts Company)[3] | 10

First Choice
Chart (1974)  | Peak
position

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U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] | 103
U.S. Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles[5] | 19

## References

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1. ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1 June 1974. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 283\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
3. ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1 June 1974. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
4. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 \- ISBN 0-89820-089-X
5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 203.

## External links

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* Lyrics of this song
* The Pearls - Guilty on YouTube
* First Choice - Guilty on YouTube

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