Rock Me Tonight

Rock Me Tonight
Studio album by
Freddie Jackson
ReleasedApril 28, 1985
RecordedJanuary–March 1985
Studios
  • Digital By Dickinson (Bloomfield, New Jersey)
  • Celestial Sound Studios and Unique Recording Studios (New York City, New York)
Genres
Length41:26
LabelCapitol
Producers
Freddie Jackson chronology
Rock Me Tonight
(1985)		 Just Like the First Time
(1986)
Singles from Rock Me Tonight
  1. "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)"
    Released: April 2, 1985
  2. "You Are My Lady"
    Released: August 13, 1985
  3. "He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)"
    Released: 1985
  4. "Love Is Just a Touch Away"
    Released: 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[1]

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.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)"
Eastmond4:43
2."Love Is Just a Touch Away"
  • Freddie Jackson
  • Eastmond
Eastmond5:19
3."I Wanna Say I Love You"
  • Jackson
  • Eastmond
Eastmond4:40
4."You Are My Lady"EastmondEastmond4:44
5."Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)"Paul LaurenceLaurence7:12
6."Sing a Song of Love"EastmondEastmond5:02
7."Calling"
  • Diamond
  • Eastmond
Eastmond5:30
8."Good Morning Heartache"
Robert Aries4:28

Personnel

  • Freddie Jackson – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Barry Eastmond – keyboards, synthesizers, Roland TR-808 drum programming
  • Eric Rehl – synthesizers
  • Paul Laurence – Yamaha DX7 (4, 5), Oberheim DMX drum programming (4, 5), keyboards (5), Kurzweil synthesizer (5), backing vocals (5)
  • Robert Aries – keyboards (8), Kurzweil synthesizer (8), drum programming (8)
  • Ira Siegel – acoustic guitar, guitars
  • Fareed Abdul-Haqq – guitars
  • Clarence Brice – guitars
  • Mike "Dino" Campbell – guitars
  • Thomas J. Flammia – guitars
  • 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
  • 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 vocals
  • B.J. Nelson – backing vocals
  • Lillo Thomas – backing vocals
  • Audrey Wheeler – backing vocals
  • Reggie King – backing vocals (5)

Production

  • Executive Producers – Beau Huggins and Varnell Johnson
  • Producers – Barry Eastmond (Tracks 1–4, 6 & 7); Paul Laurence (Track 5); Robert Aries (Track 8).
  • 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).
  • Production Coordination – Zack Vaz
  • Art Direction – Roy Kohara
  • Design – Roland Young
  • Photography – Chris Callis
  • Administrator – Anne Thomas
  • Management – Hush Productions

Charts

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[7]
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" - 9

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lytle, Craig. Freddie Jackson: Rock Me Tonight > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Freddie Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Freddie Jackson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Freddie Jackson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
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