Released 1994 | Recorded 1993 | |
B-side The Right Kinda Love (instrumental) Format CD single, Cassette single, 12" vinyl Genre New jack swing, urban AC Length 4:35 (single edit)
4:52 (album version) | ||
"The Right Kinda Lover" is a song recorded by singer Patti LaBelle. It was released as a single from her 1994 album, Gems, and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Beverly Hills Cop III starring Eddie Murphy.
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Song information
The song, which talks of what the singer thinks is "the right kind of lover" for her, was written with lyrics by Ann Nesby and musically composed and produced by the team of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and James "Big Jim" Wright.
Chart information
In the US, the single reached number sixty-one on the Billboard Hot 100, number eight on the Hot R&B Songs chart. "The Right Kinda Lover" was Patti LaBelle's second number one on the Hot Dance/Club Play chart. Overseas, the single and also reached number fifty on the UK Top 75 and was her most successful in years. The song's video featured LaBelle performing a seductress choosing her choice of mate.