"Skip to My Lou" was a 1983 single for singer Finis Henderson III. It was released on the Motown label and became a hit for him that year.

Background "Skip To My Lou" was written by Frank Hamilton. The song was produced by Al McKay. It appears on Henderson's Finis album that was released in 1983. The album version of the song runs for five minutes and one second.Session Days - 1983 Finis Henderson – Finis

It was reported in the 27 August 1983 issue of Billboard that Henderson was working on a video for "Skip to My Lou". It was being produced by Joe Orlandino of Bop Theater in Chicago. The director was Tony Aguilera.Billboard, August 27, 1983 - Page 27 Video, Music Monitor, * Finis:

Reception The single was reviewed in the 7 May 1983 issue of Cash Box. It received a positive review with the reviewer making references to a Romeo waking up a sleeping beauty. The record was described as having a playful funk groove.Cash Box, May 7, 1983 - Page 10 NEWS & REVIEWS, REVIEWS, SINGLES (continued from page 8), NEW AND DEVELOPING, FINIS HENDERSON (Motown 1669 MF) Skip To My Lou (4:07)

Airplay US As noted by R&R in the 6 May issue, Henderson's single was one of the additions to the playlist in KIKI in Honolulu.R&R Friday, May 6, 1983, - Page 57 CHR ADDS HOTS, WEST PARALLEI. TWO, KIKI/Honolulu, HI Kong/Shishido On the week of 20 May, it was noted by R&R that the single was added to the playlist of WILD in Boston,R&R, May 20, 1983 - Page 50 Black Radio Regionalized Adds & Hots, EAST, WILD/BOSTON Elroy R.C. Smith WGCI in Chicago and WGPR in Detroit,R&R, May 20, 1983 - Page 50 Black Radio Regionalized Adds & Hots, MIDWEST, WGCI/Chicago Richard Pegue; WGPR/Detroit Joe Spencer and KJCB in Lafayette,R&R, May 20, 1983 - Page 50 Black Radio Regionalized Adds & Hots, SOUTH, KJCB/Lafayette Beatrice Evans and KDAY in Los Angeles.R&R, May 20, 1983 - Page 50 Black Radio Regionalized Adds & Hots, WEST, KDAY/Los Angeles Jack Patterson

Along with "Hopscotch" by Gwen Guthrie, "Bad Lady" by Stone City Band and "It's You I Love" by Pamela Nivens, Skip to My Lou was one of the mentioned black contemporary Up and Coming singles in the 11 June issue of Cash Box.Cash Box, June 11, 1983 - Page 32 BLACK CONTEMPORARY, UP AND COMING

It was noted in the 16 July issue of Cash Box that the single was one of the highlights at radio KJFJ in Los Angeles.Cash Box, July 16, 1983 - Page 27 BLACK CONTEMPORARY, BLACK RADIO HIGHLIGHTS, KGFJ - LOS ANGELES - GEORGE MOORE, PD

UK The single was recorded as a breaker (Appearing on an airplay action page for the first time) by Music & Video Week in the 23 July issue.Music & Video Week, July 23, 1983 - Page 8 AIRPLAY ACTION, Breakers, FINIS HENDERSON-Skip To My Lou-Motown TMG 1304 (R) The following week, Music & Video Week had it as one of the bubblers.Music & Video Week, July 30, 1983 - Page 8 AIPLAY ACTION, Bubblers

Charts

US For the week of 18 June 1983, the single debuted at no. 86 on the Cash Box Top 100 Black Contemporary singles chart.Cash Box, June 18, 1983 - Page 26 TOP 100 BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES, June 18, 1983 86, 6/11 -, Weeks On Chart 1 On 27 August, and in its eleventh charting week, the single peaked at no. 33 on the Cash Box Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles chart.Cash Box, August 23, 1983 - Page 25 TOP 100 BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES, August 27, 1983 33, 8/20 35, Weeks On Chart 11Cash Box, September 3, 1983 - Page 25 TOP 100 BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES, September 3, 1983 38, 8/27 33, Weeks On Chart 12

The single peaked at no. 48 on the week of 23 July and spent a total of thirteen weeks in the Billboard chart.Records and Charts - Finis Henderson “Skip To My Lou”

UK It charted in the UK, and for the week of 16 July, it moved up twenty notches from no. 50 to no 30 on the Record Mirror Disco chart.Record Mirror, July 16, 1983 - Page 30 DISCO, 30 50 SKIP TO MY LOU, Finis Henderson, Motown 12 in That week the single also debuted at no. 99 on the Record Mirror Top Singles chart.Record Mirror, July 16, 1983 - Page 42 TOP SINGLES Week ending July 16, 1983, THIS WEEK • 99, LAST WEEK _, SKIP TO MY LOU, Finis Henderson, Motown TMG1304 For the week of 23 July, the single had moved up from no. 99 to no. 77 in the Music & Video Week The Next 75 chart.Music & Video Week, July 23, 1983 - 7 & 12 - INCH, THE NEXT 75, This Week 75, Last Week 99

For the week of 30 July, the single had moved up from no. 25 to its peak position of no. 22 on the Record Mirror Disco chart.Record Mirror, July 30, 1983 - Page 26 RECORD MIRROR DISCO, 22 25

References

External links Discogs - Finis Henderson – Skip To My Lou Finis Henderson - Topic channel, Jul 30, 2018 - Skip To My Lou (audio) Yung Dryaz channel, Jun 18, 2018 - Finis Henderson - Skip To My Lou (1983) (Official Video / HD Audio / Lyrics) (video)