Rock Me Tonight

by Freddie Jackson

Overview

Here on his debut album, Freddie Jackson enjoyed admirable chart success with each of the four singles. The initial single, "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)," was a very rhythmic ballad with an easy-flowing chorus enhanced by some nostalgic lyrics. It hit the Billboard R&B charts in April 1985, and stayed afloat for 26 weeks. The song peaked at the number one position, and held it for six straight weeks. Jackson came right back with "You Are My Lady," a romantic and ideal wedding song whose simplicity and substance assisted in its migration to the top spot on the charts, where it had a run of two straight weeks. The third and fourth singles were the dance-oriented "He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)" and the picturesque "Love Is Just a Touch Away." While the beat is aggressive on the former, Jackson's debonair approach to the lyric keeps the song under control. Jackson gently caresses the lyric with his soothing tenor on the latter. Respectively, the songs peaked at numbers eight and nine after 17 and 14 weeks on the charts. The New York native even undertakes the jazz standard "Good Morning Heartache" with a mellow but fiery passion. Jackson's utilization of his vocal skills with much vibrato, which became a signature of his, was very well received. ~ Craig Lytle

Product Details

Release Date:	09/30/2022
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031522400

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Freddie Jackson   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Stanley Turrentine   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Soloist,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Paul Laurence   Vocals (Background),Kurzweil Synthesizer,DX-7,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Terry Silverlight   Drums
Audrey Wheeler   Vocals (Background)
Steve Kroon   Percussion
B.J. Nelson   Vocals (Background)
Ira Siegel   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Cindy Mizelle   Vocals (Background)
Bashiri Johnson   Percussion
Janice Dempsey   Vocals (Background)
Wayne Brathwaite   Bass
Fareed Haque   Guitar
Bernard Davis   Drums
Eric Rehl   Synthesizer
V. Jeffrey Smith   Saxophone
Mike Campbell   Guitar
Michael "Dino" Campbell   Guitar
Danny Madden   Vocals (Background)
Barry J. Eastmond   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Joel Rosenblatt   Drums
Robert Aries   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Lillo Thomas   Vocals (Background)
Melba Moore   Vocals (Background)
Timmy Allen   Bass
Thomas Flammia   Guitar
Fareed Abdul Haqq   Guitar
Clarence Brice   Guitar
Dolly Eastmond   Vocals (Background)
Michael Campbell   Guitar
Buddy Williams   Drums

Technical Credits

Paul Laurence   Drum Programming,Composer,Producer
Steve Goldman   Mixing,Engineer
Bob Rosa   Engineer
Keith Diamond   Composer
Irene Higginbotham   Composer
Frank Heller   Engineer
Freddie Jackson   Composer
Ron Banks   Engineer
Dan Fisher   Composer
Kurt Upper   Engineer
Barry J. Eastmond   Composer,Producer,Drum Programming
Carl Beatty   Engineer
Ervin Drake   Composer
Robert Aries   Producer,Drum Programming
Peter Robbins   Mixing,Engineer
Beau Huggins   Executive Producer
Varnell Johnson   Executive Producer
Chris Callis   Photography
Roy Kohara   Art Direction
Joe Marno   Engineer
Larry DeCarmine   Engineer
Jack Skinner   Mastering
Roland Young   Design
Zack Vaz   Production Coordination
Anne Thomas   Administration
Barry Eastmond   Composer