Pickin' Up Pieces

1985 single by Brenda K. Starr
"Pickin' Up Pieces"
Polydor 12" released in the Netherlands
Single by Brenda K. Starr
from the album I Want Your Love
Released1985
RecordedShakedown Studios
GenreFreestyle, electro
Length6:38
LabelMirage/Atlantic (U.S.)
Songwriter(s)Lotti Golden, Arthur Baker
Producer(s)Arthur Baker

"Pickin' Up Pieces" is the lead single from Brenda K. Starr's debut album, I Want Your Love, released in 1985 by Mirage Records. The song was produced by Arthur Baker, who co-wrote it with Lotti Golden.[1] The single, released in 1985, was a sizable hit on the Dance/Club Songs chart. It reached a peak of #9 on that chart the same year,[2] and also managed to chart on the R&B chart at the time - reaching a peak of #83.[3]

The single was an early Freestyle release - marked with syncopated rhythms and intense synthetic production. Lyrically, the song is about "Picking up the pieces" and moving on after a failed relationship.[4]

References

  1. ^ Brenda K. Starr – Pickin' Up Pieces (1985, Vinyl), retrieved 2021-08-30
  2. ^ "Brenda K. Starr". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  3. ^ "Brenda K. Starr". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  4. ^ Brenda K. Starr – Pickin' Up Pieces (1985, Vinyl), retrieved 2021-08-30
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  • I Want Your Love
  • Brenda K. Starr
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  • Te Sigo Esperando
  • No Lo Voy a Olvidar
  • Petalos de Fuego
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Compilations
  • All Time Greatest Hits
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Singles
  • "Pickin' Up Pieces"
  • "I Still Believe"
  • "No Matter What"
  • "Herida"
  • "Peligroso Amor"
  • "Por Ese Hombre"
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