O- o- h Child - Wikipedia"O- o- h Child" is a 1. Chicago soul family group the Five Stairsteps and released on the Buddah label. Previously, the Five Stairsteps had had peripheral success recording in Chicago with Curtis Mayfield: when Mayfield's workload precluded his continuing to work with the group they were reassigned to Stan Vincent, an in- house producer for Buddah Records, who had recently scored a Top Ten hit with the Lou Christie single "I'm Gonna Make You Mine". Vincent wrote the song for his son, Chuck. The Five Stairsteps' debut collaboration with Vincent was originally formatted with the group's rendition of "Dear Prudence" as the A- side with Vincent's original composition "O- o- h Child" as B- side. However, "O- o- h Child" broke out in the key markets of Philadelphia and Detroit to rise as high as #8 on the Billboard Hot 1.

The track's R& B chart impact was more muted with a #1. O- o- h Child" is now regarded as a "soft soul" classic. Billboard ranked the record as the No. The Five Stairsteps' only pop Top 4. O- o- h Child" would be the group's last R& B top 4. R& B hits in the 1.

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From Us to You". Included on the band's The Stairsteps album from 1. Stairsteps' signature song and has inspired more than twenty covers since its release. The song featured various members, including lone female member and eldest sister Alohe, brothers Keni, Dennis, James, lead singer Clarence Burke, Jr. Jerome Brailey on the original recording. The lyrics tell the listener that "things are gonna get easier" in times of strife. The song's uplifting message helped it to become popular among pop and rhythm and blues audiences when it was released.

The song is ranked #4. Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 5. Greatest Songs of All Time. Chart performance[edit]Cover versions[edit]The Spinners covered the song on their 1. Time Around. Bruce Ruffin released a reggae cover of the song in 1. Nina Simone covered the song on her 1. Here Comes the Sun.

Dusty Springfield covered the song in November 1. See All Her Faces but her recording went unreleased for almost 3. Atlantic/Rhino compilation Love Songs, 1. January 2. 00. 1. Producers: Johnny Franz and Dusty Springfield.

The New Birth. covered the song on their 1. Ain't No Big Thing, But It's Growing. The Edwin Hawkins Singers recorded this song for their 1.

I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing, also on the Buddah label. Richie Havens covered the song on his 1. Mixed Bag II. Valerie Carter covered the song for her 1. Just a Stone's Throw Away. Mary Wilson from The Supremes covered the song in 1. Dino's version hit #2. Billboard Hot 1. 00 in 1.

Wondermints covered the song on their 1. Wonderful World of the Wondermints.

Beth Orton covered the song on her 2. The Other Side of Daybreak as a soft, acoustic guitar version.

The song was featured on the pilot episode "First Responders" of The Unit, on an episode of Alias entitled "Repercussions", on an episode of Life entitled "Serious Control Issues", on a CSI: NY episode entitled "Unusual Suspects", on a [Cold Case] episode entitled "Superstar", and at the end of the Hawaii Five- 0 episode "Hahai I Na Pilikua Nui". Molly Johnson recorded the medley "Ooh Child"/ "Redemption Song" for her 2. Another Day. In its 2.

CD release the 1. Gonna Take a Miracle by Laura Nyro was augmented by four live tracks from Nyro's May 3. Fillmore East including "Ooh Child" with the entire concert being issued in 2. Spread Your Wings and Fly: Live at the Fillmore East. Kelly Rowland recorded a live version of the song in Rotterdam, the Netherlands which was released in 2.

Destiny's Child World Tour. DVD. Nancy Wilson and Ramsey Lewis remade the song for their 2. Simple Pleasures.

Hall & Oates covered the song on their 2. Our Kind of Soul. Donnie Mc. Clurkin covered the song featuring Kirk Franklin on his 2.

Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs and his version was also on the soundtrack of the 2. The Gospel, starring Boris Kodjoe. Trey Anastasio has covered this song live in concert numerous times including on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on October 3. The song was covered by Raya Yarbrough and Bear Mc. Creary in "The Devil In the Dark", Episode 3 Season 1, of the TV show Defiance. The show was first aired April 2. Christine Anu covered the song on her album Island Christmas (2.

Vulfpeck debuted a cover of the song at the Brooklyn Bowl, with lead vocals from Antwaun Stanley (2. Janet Jackson covered the song in her song "Truth" from her All For You album in 2. In popular culture[edit]In the 1. Over the Edge, the closing scene (while the prison bus drives away) is underscored by the Valerie Carter version."O- o- h Child" was featured prominently in a notable scene of the 1.

Boyz n the Hood, directed by Academy Award nominee John Singleton. The song is played in the 1. Crooklyn when the main character Troy Carmichael attends the funeral of her mother with the entire family. The Beastie Boys song "Intergalactic" contain the lyrics "It always brings me back when I hear O- o- h Child". In the 2. 00. 0 film Our Song, "O- o- h Child" is the song referred to in the title.

In a 2. 00. 0 episode of Boy Meets World entitled "Angela's Ashes" Eric sings the refrain to Angela. The 2. 00. 4 animated film Shark Tale played the song during Oscar's flashback sequence about his father. In a 2. 00. 5 Episode of TV series Judging Amy entitled "You Don't Know Me" (Season 6, Episode 1.

In the film Bridge to Terabithia, music teacher Ms. Edmunds sings the song accompanied by her class. In the TV show How I Met Your Mother, Season 3, episode 1. The Platinum Rule". In 2. 01. 1 a few lines of the song were sung in the US Sitcom Mike & Molly (Season 2 Episode 1. In December 5, 2. O- o- h Child" was covered in a cappella by Sing- Off Season 2 champion Committed and Season 3 Runner- Up Afro- Blue in the show's Sing- Off Christmas.

In TV show The Bernie Mac Show, Season 1, episode 1, "Pilot". In A Tree Grows in Springfield, the sixth episode of season 2. The Simpsons. In "The Devil In the Dark", the third episode of season 1 of Defiance, performed by Raya Yarbrough.

In Grand Theft Auto V on the in- game radio station The Lowdown 9. In the third episode of season 1 of the Sy. Fy series Defiance, originally aired April 2. In Saturday Night Live. Season 3. 9 episode 1. GPS navigation device keeps interrupting Lena Dunham during a car sing- along of the song.[8]In the 2. Marvel film Guardians of the Galaxy, the hero Peter Quill sings and dances to the song while distracting Ronan the Accuser.

In the TV Show Scandal (TV series), Season 4, episode 1. The Testimony of Diego Muñoz". In the TV show CSI: NY, Season 6, Episode 2.

Unusual Suspects". In the TV show i. Zombie, the song plays on the radio during season 2, episode 1.

Salivation Army". It was heard, in edited form, during the pregame show of Super Bowl LI on February 5, 2. HBCUs who have been inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Sampled[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]The Five Stairsteps, 'O- o- h Child' - 5.

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