Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)

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"Hey Love (Can I have a Word)"
Single by R. Kelly and Public Announcement featuring Mr. Lee
from the album Born into the 90's
ReleasedApril 23, 1993
Recorded1991
Genre
Length3:20
Label Jive
Songwriter(s)
  • R. Kelly
  • Morris Broadnax
  • Lee Haggard
  • Clarence Paul
  • Wayne Williams
  • Stevie Wonder
Producer(s)
  • Mr. Lee
  • Wayne Williams
  • R. Kelly
R. Kelly and Public Announcement featuring Mr. Lee singles chronology
"Dedicated"
(1993)
"Hey Love (Can I have a Word)"
(1993)
"Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)"
(1998)
R. Kelly singles chronology
"Dedicated"
(1993)
"Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)"
(1993)
"Sex Me (Parts I and II)"
(1993)

"Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)" is a song by American R&B singer R. Kelly and Public Announcement featuring Mr. Lee, on their debut album Born into the 90's . The song incorporates the melody and lyrics of Stevie Wonder's "Hey Love" from his 1966 album Down to Earth. It reached number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart in Billboard and number 15 on the R&B chart. [1]

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992–1993)Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [2] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [4] 97

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References

  1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : "R.Kelly-Hey Love (Featuring Mr. Lee & Public Announcement)". YouTube .
  2. "R. Kelly Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. "R. Kelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2021.