Nice 'n' Slow

"Nice 'n' Slow"
Single by Freddie Jackson
from the album Don't Let Love Slip Away
B-side	"You Are My Love"
Released	1988
Genre	R&B soul
Length	5:16
Label	Capitol
Songwriters	Barry J. Eastmond Jolyon Skinner
Producer	Barry J. Eastmond
Freddie Jackson singles chronology
"Jam Tonight" (1987) "Nice 'n' Slow" (1988) "Hey Lover" (1988)

"Nice 'n' Slow" is a 1988 ballad song by American R&B singer Freddie Jackson and written by Barry J. Eastmond and Jolyon Skinner. It was released as the lead single from his third album, Don't Let Love Slip Away .

The hit song was Jackson's seventh number one on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart, staying at the top spot for three weeks. "Nice 'n' Slow" was the last of Jackson's releases to chart on the Hot 100, peaking at number sixty-one. ^[1]

Track listings and formats

• US 7" vinyl single ^[2]

A. "Nice 'n' Slow" – 4:15

B. "You Are My Love" – 4:16

• US 12" vinyl single ^[3]

A1. "Nice 'n' Slow" (Radio Remix) – 5:11

A2. "Nice 'n' Slow" (Radio Edit) – 4:15

B1. "Nice 'n' Slow" (Extended Version) – 5:56

B2. "You Are My Love" – 5:23

• UK CD Maxi-single ^[4]

1. "Nice 'n' Slow" – 5:12
2. "Nice 'n' Slow" (Extended Version) – 6:00
3. "You Are My Love" – 4:58

• Brazil 12" vinyl single ^[5]

A1. "Nice 'n' Slow" (Radio Edit) – 4:15

A2. "Nice 'n' Slow" (Radio Remix) – 5:11

B1. "Nice 'n' Slow" (Radio Remix) – 5:11

• Remix and production by Steve Goldman and Zack Vaz

Credits and personnel

• Executive-Producer – Beau Huggins
• Producer, Arrangement – Barry J. Eastmond
• Guitars – Mike Campbell
• Lead Vocals – Freddie Jackson
• Keyboards, Drum programming – Eric Rehl
• Bass – Anthony Jackson
• Keyboards, Drum programming – Barry Eastmond
• Writer – Barry Eastmond, Jolson Skinner
• Backing Vocals – Freddie Jackson, Cindy Mizelle, Curtis Lee, Yolanda Lee
• Alto Saxophone – Najee
• Mixed, Engineer – Steve Goldman
• Engineer – Michael Allaire

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart [6]	56
US Billboard Hot 100 [7]	61
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [8]	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. Nice 'n' Slow (US 7" Vinyl Single). Freddie Jackson. United States: Capitol. 1988. B-44171.
3. Nice 'n' Slow (US 12" Vinyl Single). Freddie Jackson. United States: Capitol. 1988. V-15383.
4. Nice 'n' Slow (UK CD Single). Freddie Jackson. United Kingdom: Capitol. 1988. CDCL 502.
5. Nice 'n' Slow (Brazil 12" Vinyl Single). Freddie Jackson. Brazil: Capitol. 1988. 9951-094 V.
6. "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
7. "Freddie Jackson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
8. "Freddie Jackson Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.