Just to See Her

"Just to See Her"
Single by Smokey Robinson
from the album One Heartbeat
B-side	"I'm Gonna Love You Like There's No Tomorrow"
Released	March 4, 1987
Recorded	1986
Genre	R&B, pop, soul
Length	4:02
Label	Motown
Songwriters	Jimmy George, Lou Pardini
Producers	Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff
Smokey Robinson singles chronology
"Love Will Set You Free (Theme from Solarbabies)" (1986) "Just to See Her" (1987) "One Heartbeat" (1987)

"Just to See Her" is a 1987 song written by Jimmy George and Lou Pardini and recorded by American R&B recording artist Smokey Robinson from his studio album One Heartbeat (1987).

"Just to See Her" peaked at No. 7 in Cash Box and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1987. It also reached No. 2 on the R&B chart and hit No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at No. 52 on the Singles Chart.

Robinson won his first career Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 30th Grammy Awards in 1988. Song writers Lou Pardini and Jimmy George were nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best R&B Song category the same year.

Charts

Year-end chart (1987)	Position
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)	87

Other recordings

• Lou Pardini released his version in 1996.
• Andy Williams released a version in 2007 on his album, I Don't Remember Ever Growing Up.
• Filipino singer Jay R covered the song on his 2008 album Soul in Love.
• American jazz & R&B singer Phil Perry covered the song on his 2013 album Mighty to Love.

References

• Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)