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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.
Personnel
- Freddie Jackson – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Ira Siegel – acoustic guitar, guitar
- Fareed Abdul-Haqq – guitar
- Clarence Brice – guitar
- Mike 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
- Barry Eastmond – drum programming, keyboards, synthesizer
- Eric Rehl – synthesizer
- Paul Laurence – drum programming (5), keyboards (5), Kurzwiel synthesizer (5), Yamaha DX7 (5), backing vocals (5)
- Robert Aries – drum programming (8), keyboards (8), Kurzwiel synthesizer (8)
- V. Jeffrey Smith – saxophone
- Stanley Turrentine – sax solo (5)
- Janice Dempsey, Dolly Eastmond, Danny Madden, Cindy Mizelle, Melba Moore, B.J. Nelson, Lillo Thomas, Audrey 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
Singles
Year |
Single |
Chart positions[3] |
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" |
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9 |
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- Book:Freddie Jackson
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