| Artist | Freddie Jackson |
|---|---|
| Cover | Rock Me Tonight.jpg |
| Released | April 28, 1985 |
| Recorded | January–March 1985 |
| Studio |
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| Genre | R&B · soul |
| Length | 41:26 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Producer | Paul Laurence · Robert Aries · Barry Eastmond |
| Next year | 1986 |
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
- 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
Weekly charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)|[1] | 99 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1985) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[2] | 74 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 6 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ "Freddie Jackson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.