This article is about the Freddie Jackson album. For the title song, see Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake) . For the Billy Squier song, see Rock Me Tonite .
1985 studio album by Freddie Jackson
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic
Rock Me Tonight 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
"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
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 – drumsBuddy Williams – drumsBashiri Johnson – percussionSteve 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 vocalsB.J. Nelson – backing vocals
Lillo Thomas – backing vocalsAudrey Wheeler – backing vocals
Reggie King – backing vocals (5) Production
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 Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1985)
Position
US Billboard 200
74
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )
6
Singles
Year
Single
Chart positions
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
US
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
See also
References
Freddie Jackson: Rock Me Tonight > Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 3, 2011.
"Freddie Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard "Freddie Jackson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 150. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1985" . Billboard . Retrieved July 12, 2021."Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985" . Billboard . Retrieved July 12, 2021."Freddie Jackson US singles chart history" . allmusic.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
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