"Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)" is the debut single for Harlem-born R&B/soul singer Freddie Jackson. Taken from the namesake debut title album, Rock Me Tonight, the popular ballad was written and produced by Paul Laurence.[1] It was the top-selling R&B single for 1985 and was Jackson's first of ten entries to hit the number-one spot on the R&B chart.
| "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Freddie Jackson | ||||
| from the album Rock Me Tonight | ||||
| B-side | "Rock Me Tonight (Groove Version)" | |||
| Released | April 2, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | Capitol/EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Laurence | |||
| Producer(s) | Paul Laurence | |||
| Freddie Jackson singles chronology | ||||
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"Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)" was number one for six weeks on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart and reached number 18 on the Hot 100 singles chart.[2] It also reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1986.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. p. 346.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 281.
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