Someone to Love Me for Me

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"Someone to Love Me for Me"
Single by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
from the album Spanish Fly
Released1987
Genre Pop
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Curt Bedeau, Gerry Charles, Hugh L Clarke, Brian George, Lucien George, Paul George
Producer(s) Full Force
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam singles chronology
"Lost in Emotion"
(1987)
"Someone to Love Me for Me"
(1987)
"Everything Will B-Fine"
(1988)

"Someone to Love Me for Me" is a song recorded by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam and Full Force that appeared on their 1987 album Spanish Fly. The song hit number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 7 on the R&B chart in December 1987. [1]

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Charts

ChartPeak
position [1]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 78
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 7
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 15

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References

  1. 1 2 Billboard chart history. Retrieved February 2, 2020