"Rock Me Gently" | ||||
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Single by Andy Kim | ||||
from the album Andy Kim | ||||
B-side | "Rock Me Gently" (instrumental) | |||
Released | June 22, 1974 | |||
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Length | 3:24 | |||
Label | Capitol Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Andy Kim | |||
Producer(s) | Andy Kim | |||
Andy Kim singles chronology | ||||
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"Rock Me Gently" is a song by Andy Kim, [2] released as a single in 1974.
The Canadian singer, who charted several hits from 1968 to 1971, had not had a top 100 single since September 1971, and had been without a record label since early 1973. Nevertheless, he said in a 1974 interview, "I never mentally admitted defeat in spite of three years off the charts." He formed his own label, Ice Records, and personally financed the recording session that produced "Rock Me Gently". He could afford to record only two sides, and deciding the second side was good enough to be an A-side, he put an instrumental of "Rock Me Gently" on its B-side. [3]
The single impressed Capitol Records executives, who signed Kim to a deal. "Rock Me Gently" debuted on the Hot 100 on June 22, 1974, and took 14 weeks to reach No. 1 on September 28. It also rose to No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 10 in Ireland, and remains his only charting song in either the UK or Ireland. Even the instrumental B-side received substantial airplay on R&B stations. It would be Kim's last top 10 hit in either country. [3]
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Part of the song was used in a 1970s UK TV commercial for Lever Brothers' Jif cleaning cream, using the lyric "When Jif’s your cleaner / Tough dirt goes / Away so gently / And it shows / Your home has never been loved like this before". [14]
The song resurfaced in 2008 in a television commercial for Jeep Liberty. [15] It was also played at the end (and titles) of season 4 finale and in the season 5 premiere of the TV show Ray Donovan .
The song appears in season 3, episode 3 of Sex Education . [16]
Part of the songs chorus was sampled by electronic music producer Mint Royale on the track Take It Easy from their 1999 debut album On The Ropes. [17]
"Rock Me Gently" | ||||
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Single by Michelle Wright | ||||
from the album Do Right by Me | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:31 | |||
Label | Savannah | |||
Songwriter(s) | Andy Kim | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Bogard Rick Giles | |||
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In 1989, Canadian country singer Michelle Wright released a version as a single on her debut album, Do Right By Me . It reached No. 7 on the Canadian RPM country singles chart.
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [18] | 7 |
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Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [19] | 57 |
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