Freddie Jackson - Rock Me Tonight (1985)
Artist: Freddie Jackson
Title: Rock Me Tonight
Year Of Release: 1985
Label: Capitol [CDP 7 46170 2]
Genre: Soul, Funk, Pop
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log)
Total Time: 41:43
Total Size: 96 mb / 236 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: Rock Me Tonight
Year Of Release: 1985
Label: Capitol [CDP 7 46170 2]
Genre: Soul, Funk, Pop
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log)
Total Time: 41:43
Total Size: 96 mb / 236 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
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.
:: TRACKLIST ::
1 He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)
2 Love Is Just A Touch Away
3 I Wanna Say I Love You
4 You Are My Lady
5 Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)
6 Sing A Song Of Love
7 Calling
8 Good Morning Headache
Freddie Jackson – lead vocals, backing vocals
Barry Eastmond – keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
Eric Rehl – synthesizers
Paul Laurence – keyboards, Kurzweil synthesizer, Yamaha DX7, drum programming, backing vocals
Robert Aries – keyboards, Kurzweil synthesizer, drum programming
Ira Siegel – acoustic guitar, guitar
Fareed Abdul-Haqq – guitar
Clarence Brice – guitar
Mike Campbell – guitar
Thomas J. Flammia – guitar
Wayne Brathwaite – bass
Timmy Allen – bass
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
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