THEME = duets: Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown, Sonny & Cher

This edition features a pair of pop duos….

#1
Written by James Fauntleroy II, Eric Griggs, Mike Scala, Harvey Mason Jr, Damon Thomas & Steve Russell, this song was released 02/11/2008 as the 2nd single from Sparks’ debut album & reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 & #4 on the R&B charts. Internationally, it claimed #1 in Australia & New Zealand, while reaching the Top 10 in 14 additional countries. Originally written for a male artist, Mason agreed to give the song to Sparks, provided she make it an event duet record, with Brown as her singing partner. The pair performed the song during TV’s “American Idol” top 8 live results show, 04/10/2008.

#2
Anyone not know this hit!? Sonny wrote this song, released 07/09/1965 as the 1st single from this then-couple’s 1st album, ‘Look At Us’. It claimed #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 3 weeks, while reaching #19 on the R&B chart. Internationally, it hit the top spot in Canada, New Zealand & England, & notched in the Top 10 in 12 other countries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80QHRTQ3Kmw