Hey Lover (Freddie Jackson song)

"Hey Lover"
Single by Freddie Jackson
from the album Don't Let Love Slip Away
Released	1988
Genre	R&B soul
Length	5:12
Label	Capitol
Songwriters	Keith Washington Arthur "Sonny" Moore
Producers	Paul Laurence Darryl Shepard
Freddie Jackson singles chronology
"Nice 'n' Slow" (1988) "Hey Lover" (1988) "You and I Got a Thang" (1989)

"Hey Lover" is a ballad song by American singer Freddie Jackson. Co-written by up-and-coming singer/songwriter Keith Washington (who would have his breakthrough as a recording artist three years later with the song "Kissing You") and Arthur "Sonny" Moore.

The single was Jackson's follow-up to "Nice 'N' Slow" on the album Don't Let Love Slip Away , and like his previous single, "Hey Lover" peak to number one on the US Top Black Singles chart. ^[1]

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [2]	1

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1988 (U.S.)

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 281.
2. "Freddie Jackson Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.