"Roni" is a song by American singer

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, written by

Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Kenneth Brian Edmonds (born April 10, 1959), better known by his stage name Babyface, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has written and produced over 26 number-one R&B hits throughout his career and has won 12 Grammy A ...

with additional lyrics written by

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member

Darnell Bristol Darnell "Dee" Bristol is a member of The Deele and a songwriter who co-wrote The Deele's " Two Occasions". Years later, he would be credited as a co-writer of Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together "We Belong Together" is a song by American sin ...

. It was released as a single in 1988 on the MCA label as the third single from Brown's second album, ''

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'' (1988). "Roni" reached number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in March 1989 and peaked at number two on the

Hot Black Singles The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 p ...

chart in January 1989.

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1988 singles 1988 songs Bobby Brown songs MCA Records singles New jack swing songs Song recordings produced by L.A. Reid Song recordings produced by Babyface (musician) Songs written by Babyface (musician) Songs written by Darnell Bristol {{1980s-R&B-song-stub