Have You Seen Her

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". "Have You Seen Her" is a song by American soul vocal group the Chi-Lites, released on Brunswick Records in 1971. Composed by the lead singer Eugene Record and Barbara Acklin, the song was included on the group's 1971 album (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People.

The song begins and ends with a spoken narrator remarking on how he was once happy with a woman; however, she left him, so he passes the days by partaking in leisure activities, where he tries to get relief by telling jokes to the children:

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One month ago today
I was happy as a lark
But now I go for walks
To the movies, maybe to the park
I have a seat on the same old bench
To watch the children play, huh
You know tomorrow is their future
But for me just another day
They all gather 'round me, huh
They seem to know my name
We laugh, tell a few jokes
But it still doesn't ease my pain

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Much to his dismay, the woman does not return or attempt to communicate with him as he had hoped. The narrator ends the song, in a spoken voice, musing on how foolish he was for believing the woman of his dreams would always be around, thinking that he had her in the palm of his hand. Some radio edits have omitted the spoken dialogue. The song peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached the top of the Billboard R&B Singles chart in November 1971.[1] It also reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1972, and was a UK hit again in 1975 when reissued as a double A-side with "Oh Girl", this time peaking at No. 5.[2]

There are two commonly available versions. The original 45 and LP version, and a remix that features the fuzz guitar continuing from 0:29 to 0:40 and the background vocals at the beginning having more reverb - this version was issued on their 1972 Greatest Hits album and then in the UK in 1975 as a double a-side with "Oh Girl" and reaching No. 5 (after the original had charted in early 1972 at No. 3).

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1971–1972) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[3] 47
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UK Singles Chart 3
US Billboard Hot 100 3
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1
Chart (1975) Peak
position
UK[2] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1972) Position
UK 39

MC Hammer version

Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The most significant cover of "Have You Seen Her" was recorded by MC Hammer, for his successful 1990 LP, Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em, which reached No. 4 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the US Cashbox Top 100. It also hit No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 15
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 6
Portugal (AFP)[6] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 4
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)[8] 4
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)[9] 9
US Cash Box Top 100[10] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
Belgium (Ultratop)[11] 81
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 38
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 34
New Zealand (RIANZ)[14] 20
Sweden (Topplistan)[15] 97
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 47
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[17] 52
US Cash Box Top 100[18] 30

Certifications

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In culture

References

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