Jimmy Lee (song)

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"Jimmy Lee"
Aretha Franklin - Jimmy Lee (official single cover).jpg
Single by Aretha Franklin
from the album Aretha
B-side "If You Need My Love Tonight"
ReleasedNovember 1986
Recorded1986
Genre
Length5:47
Label Arista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Narada Michael Walden
Aretha Franklin singles chronology
"Jumpin' Jack Flash"
(1986)		"Jimmy Lee"
(1986)		"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
(1987)

"Jimmy Lee" is a song written by Narada Michael Walden, Lisa Walden, Preston Glass, and Jeffrey Cohen for American singer Aretha Franklin, who recorded it for her 1986 album Aretha . [2] Produced by Narada Michael Walden, the track was released as the lead single from the album in late 1986.

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Personnel

Charts

"Jimmy Lee" reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, No. 2 on the R&B singles chart, and No. 19 on the Dance/Club Play chart in early 1987. [3] [4]

Chart performance for "Jimmy Lee"
Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 28
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 2
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 19

References

  1. 1 2 Molanphy, Chris (November 15, 2024). "Say a Little Prayer Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate . Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 216.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 103.
  5. ↑ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
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