"Head to Toe" is a song recorded by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam that appeared on their 1987 album Spanish Fly and released as a single. The song hit number one on three charts: Billboard Hot 100 on June 20, 1987, the Hot Black Singles charts on May 30 of that year,[2] and the dance charts on May 30.[3] In Canada, the song topped the RPM 100 national singles chart on July 25 of the same year.[4] The song sports a retro Motown flavor mixed with the Freestyle sound for which they were known.
The song is performed in the key of D major with a tempo of 114 beats per minute.[5] The Los Angeles Times wrote in their 1987 review of the Spanish Fly album that Head to Toe "melodically owes a debt to the Supremes’ Back in My Arms Again".[6]
^ abBreihan, Tom (March 19, 2021). "The Number Ones: Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam's "Lost In Emotion". Stereogum. Retrieved November 7, 2023. Head To Toe," Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam's first chart-topper, was a fusion of freestyle and classic '60s pop.Cite error: The named reference "Breihan 2021" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 354.
^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 157.