Have You Ever Loved Somebody

For the 1966 Hollies song also recorded by The Searchers, see Evolution (The Hollies album).

"Have You Ever Loved Somebody"
Single by Freddie Jackson
from the album Just Like the First Time
B-side	"Tasty Love"
Released	December 20, 1986 (1986-12-20)
Genre	R&B soul
Length	4:37
Label	Capitol
Songwriters	Barry Eastmond Jolyon Skinner
Producer	Barry Eastmond
Freddie Jackson singles chronology
"Tasty Love" (1986) "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" (1986) "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love" (1987)

"Have You Ever Loved Somebody" is a song by American R&B singer Freddie Jackson, and third single released from his fourth studio album, Just Like the First Time . The song was written by Barry Eastmond and Jolyon Skinner. ^[1]

Chart performance

The single was his second release from the album Just Like the First Time issued on Capitol Records. Jackson scored his fifth number-one on the US Hot Black Singles chart, staying at the top spot for two weeks. The song was his third consecutive No. 1 R&B single after "Tasty Love" and "A Little Bit More" from the album.

"Have You Ever Loved Somebody" peaked at number 69 on the US Hot 100 Singles chart, ^[2] Outside the US, "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" went to number 33 on the UK Singles Chart. ^[3]

The music video for "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" was directed by Michael Oblowitz in Miami and New York, in 1986.

Track listings and formats

US 7" vinyl single [4] A. "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" – 4:16 B. "Tasty Love" (Instrumental) – 4:45 US 12" vinyl single [5] A1. "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" – 4:36 B1. "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" (7" Edit) – 4:16 B2. "Tasty Love" (Instrumental) – 4:45 Australia 7" vinyl single [6] A. "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" – 4:36 B. "Tasty Love" – 4:19 Europe 7" vinyl single [7] A. "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" – 4:16 B. "Tasty Love" (Instrumental) – 4:45

UK 2x 7" vinyl single [8] A. "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" – 4:18 B. "Tasty Love" (Instrumental) – 4:45 C. "Rock Me Tonight" (Live) – 6:42 D. "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" (Instrumental) – 5:15 UK 2x 12" vinyl single (Limited Edition) [9] A1. "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" (Extended Remix) – 4:50 A2. "Tasty Love" (Instrumental) – 3:15 B. "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" (Extended Instrumental Remix) – 4:45 A. "Rock Me Tonight" (Extended Version) – 7:06 B. "I Wanna Say I Love You" – 4:33

• Remix and additional production by Zack Vaz

Personnel

• Keyboards, Drum Programming – Barry Eastmond
• Background Vocals – Freddie Jackson, Curtis King, Vanessa Thomas
• Producer – Barry Eastmond
• Assistant Engineer – Rowe Shamir
• Synthesizer – Eric Rehl, Barry Eastmond
• Lead Vocals – Freddie Jackson
• Writer – Barry Eastmond, Jolyon Skinner
• Engineer – Ron Banks, Bob Rosa

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart [10]	33
US Billboard Hot 100 [11]	69
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [12]	1

Samples

• This song was sampled for the Glasses Malone record "Sun Comes Up". Smooth jazz musician Najee covered the song featuring Jackson on his 1998 greatest hits album, The Best of Najee.
• Producer Dame Grease also sampled this for the track 'Have You Eva' by DMX (rapper) on his 2012 album Undisputed .

In popular culture

• The song appears on the fictional in-game radio station The Vibe 98.8 in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV .

See also

• R&B number-one hits of 1987 (USA)

References

1. "Have You Ever Loved Somebody Lyrics Freddie Jackson". Mojim.com. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 281.
3. "FREDDIE JACKSON | full Official Chart History". Official Charts .
4. Have You Ever Loved Somebody (US 7" Vinyl Single). Freddie Jackson. United States: Capitol. 1986. B-5661.
5. Have You Ever Loved Somebody (US 12" Vinyl Single). Freddie Jackson. United States: Capitol. 1986. V-15269.
6. Have You Ever Loved Somebody (AUS 7" Vinyl Single). Freddie Jackson. Australia: Capitol. 1986. CP-1920.
7. Have You Ever Loved Somebody (EU 7" Vinyl Single). Freddie Jackson. Europe: Capitol. 1986. 1A 006-20 1602.
8. Have You Ever Loved Somebody (UK 7" Double Vinyl Single). Freddie Jackson. United Kingdom: Capitol. 1986. CLD-437.
9. Have You Ever Loved Somebody (UK 12" 2x Vinyl Limited Ed.). Freddie Jackson. United Kingdom: Capitol. 1987. 12CL-437, PSLP-1005.
10. "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
11. "Freddie Jackson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
12. "Freddie Jackson Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.