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Goody Goody (Lisette Melendez song)

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"Goody Goody"
Single by Lisette Melendez
from the album True to Life
ReleasedNovember 1993
Genre
Length4:11
Songwriter(s)
  • Kenny Dias
  • Randy Ramos
Lisette Melendez singles chronology
"Never Say Never"
(1991)
"Goody Goody"
(1993)
"Will You Ever Save Me"
(1994)

"Goody Goody" is a song by American hip-hop and freestyle singer Lisette Melendez, released in November 1993 as the first single from her second album, True to Life (1994).[1] The song was written by Kenny Dias and Randy Ramos, and became a moderate hit in the US, reaching No. 53 on the Billboard Hot 100. In Japan, the song reached No. 95 on the Oricon charts.[2] The accompanying music video was directed by Rosie Perez.[3]

Critical reception

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Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Put on your goody two shoes and follow this soul sister, who yells the one easily singable line that so many swing beat outings lack to make it on European radio."[4]

Tracks

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No.TitleLength
1."Goody Goody" (Radio Edit)4:11
2."Goody Goody" (Hip Hop Mix)5:41
3."Goody Goody" (Radio Edit (No Rap))4:11
4."Goody Goody"5:14
5."Goody Goody" (House Mix Radio Edit)4:30
6."Goody Goody" (Mantecka Edit)4:22

Charts

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Chart (1993/1994) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[2] 95
US Billboard Hot 100[5][6] 53
US Hot Dance Music/Club Play (Billboard)[6] 44
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[5] 23
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[5][6] 95
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[5] 16
US Cash Box Top 100[7] 48

References

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  1. ^ "Lisette Melendez - Goody Goody at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b "リセット・メレンデスのCDシングルランキング │オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  3. ^ Vibe. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  4. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 4. 22 January 1994. p. 9. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d "Greatest Hits - Lisette Melendez | Awards". AllMusic. 7 November 2000. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Lisette Melendez - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LVII, no. 21. 12 February 1994. p. 12. Retrieved 14 October 2024.