Hey Lover (Freddie Jackson song)

"Hey Lover"
Single by Freddie Jackson
from the album Don't Let Love Slip Away
B-side"Look Around"
Released1988
Genre
Length5:12
LabelCapitol
Songwriters
Producers
Freddie Jackson singles chronology
"Nice 'n' Slow"
(1988)
"Hey Lover"
(1988)
"You and I Got a Thang"
(1989)

"Hey Lover" is a ballad song by American singer Freddie Jackson. Co-written by up-and-coming singer/songwriter Keith Washington (who would have his breakthrough as a recording artist three years later with the song "Kissing You") and Arthur "Sonny" Moore.

The single was Jackson's follow-up to "Nice 'N' Slow" on the album Don't Let Love Slip Away, and like his previous single, "Hey Lover" peak to number one on the US Top Black Singles chart.[1]

Track listings and formats

  • US 7" vinyl single[2]
A. "Hey Lover" (Radio Edit) – 4:25
B. "Look Around" (Radio Edit) – 4:16
  • US 12" vinyl single[3]
A. "Hey Lover" – 5:02
B1. "Hey Lover" (Edit) – 4:25
B2. "Look Around" (Edit) – 4:16

Credits

  • Producer, Arranger – Paul Laurence
  • Co-Producer, Programming – Darryl Shepard
  • Vocals – Freddie Jackson
  • Writer – Arthur S. Moore, Keith Washington
  • Backing Vocals – Cindy Mizelle, Audrey Wheeler, Yolanda Lee
  • Executive-Producer – Beau Higgins, Freddie Jackson

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 1

See also

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 281.
  2. ^ Hey Lover (US 7" Vinyl Single). Freddie Jackson. United States: Capitol. 1988. B-44208.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Hey Lover (US 12" Vinyl Single). Freddie Jackson. United States: Capitol. 1988. V-15398.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Freddie Jackson Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.