1985 studio album by Freddie Jackson
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Rock Me Tonight is the platinum selling 1985 debut album from American R&B /Soul singer Freddie Jackson . Released on April 28, 1985, the album yielded four top–10 singles on the U.S. R&B chart, with the first two, "You Are My Lady" and "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)", reaching number one. The latter two, "Love Is Just a Touch Away" and "He'll Never Love You", peaked at Nos. 9 and 8, respectively. The album contains a cover of the Billie Holiday classic "Good Morning Heartache ". The success of Rock Me Tonight garnered Jackson a Grammy Award nomination in 1986 for Best New Artist , losing out to Sade . Rock Me Tonight went on to top the R&B Albums chart for 14 nonconsecutive weeks, and peaked inside the Top 10 on the Billboard 200.
Track listing [ edit ] "He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)" (Keith Diamond, Barry Eastmond ) – 4:43 "Love Is Just a Touch Away" (Freddie Jackson, Barry Eastmond) – 5:19 "I Wanna Say I Love You" (Freddie Jackson, Barry Eastmond) – 4:40 "You Are My Lady " (Barry Eastmond) – 4:44 "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake) " (Paul Laurence) – 7:12 "Sing a Song of Love" (Barry Eastmond) – 5:02 "Calling" (Keith Diamond, Barry Eastmond) – 5:30 "Good Morning Heartache " (Ervin Drake , Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham ) – 4:28 Personnel [ edit ] Freddie Jackson – lead vocals, backing vocals Barry Eastmond – keyboards, synthesizers, Roland TR-808 drum programming Eric Rehl – synthesizers Paul Laurence – keyboards (5), Kurzweil synthesizer (5), Yamaha DX7 (4-5), Oberheim DMX drum programming (4-5), backing vocals (5) Robert Aries – keyboards (8), Kurzweil synthesizer (8), drum programming (8) Ira Siegel – acoustic guitar, guitar Fareed Abdul-Haqq – guitar Clarence Brice – guitar Mike "Dino" Campbell – guitar Thomas J. Flammia – guitar Wayne Brathwaite – bass Timmy Allen – bass (5) Bernard Davis – drums Richard Rodriguez – drums Joel Rosenblatt – drums Terry Silverlight – drums Buddy Williams – drums Bashiri Johnson – percussion Steve Kroon – percussion V. Jeffrey Smith – saxophone Stanley Turrentine – sax solo (5) Janice Dempsey – backing vocals Dolly Eastmond – backing vocals Danny Madden – backing vocals Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals Melba Moore – backing vocals B.J. Nelson – backing vocals Lillo Thomas – backing vocals Audrey Wheeler – backing vocals Reggie King – backing vocals (5) Production [ edit ] Producers – Barry Eastmond (Tracks 1-4, 6 & 7); Paul Laurence (Track 5); Robert Aries (Track 8). Executive Producers – Beau Huggins and Varnell Johnson Production Coordination – Zack Vaz Engineers – Ron Banks (Tracks 1-4, 6 & 7); Carl Beatty and Steve Goldman (Track 5); Frank Heller, Peter Robbins and Bob Rose (Track 8). Second Engineer – Joe Marno (Track 5) Assistant Engineers – Dean Cochren, Larry DeCarmine, Cathy Goode, Frank Heller and Kurt Upper (Tracks 1-4, 6 & 7); Mike Nicolette (Track 8). Track 5 mixed by Steve Goldman at Right Track Recording (New York, NY). Track 8 mixed by Peter Robbins at Unique Recording Studios. Mastered by Jack Skinner at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) and Eddy Schreyer at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, CA). Art Direction – Roy Kohara Design – Roland Young Photography – Chris Callis Administrator – Anne Thomas Management – Hush Productions Weekly charts [ edit ] Year-end charts [ edit ] Chart (1985) Position US Billboard 200[5] 74 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )[6] 6
Singles [ edit ] Year Single Chart positions[7] U.S. Billboard Hot 100 US R&B 1985 "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)" 18 1 "You Are My Lady" 12 1 "He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)" 25 8 1986 "Love Is Just A Touch Away" - 9
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