Released April 28, 1985 Length 41:26 Release date 28 April 1985 Genre Rhythm and blues | Recorded January–March 1985 Artist Freddie Jackson Label Capitol Records | |
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Producer Paul Laurence
Robert Aries
Barry Eastmond Rock Me Tonight
(1985) Just Like the First Time
(1986) Nominations Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album – Male Similar Freddie Jackson albums, Rhythm and blues albums | ||
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.
Contents
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
Songs
1He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)4:44
2Love Is Just a Touch Away5:19
3I Wanna Say I Love You4:40