Rock Me Tonight

Rock Me Tonight
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 28, 1985
RecordedJanuary–March 1985
Studio
  • Digital By Dickinson (Bloomfield, New Jersey)
  • Celestial Sound Studios and Unique Recording Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre
Length41:26
LabelCapitol
Producer
Freddie Jackson chronology
Rock Me Tonight
(1985)
Just Like the First Time
(1986)
Singles from Rock Me Tonight
  1. "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)"
    Released: April 2, 1985
  2. "You Are My Lady"
    Released: August 13, 1985
  3. "He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)"
    Released: 1985
  4. "Love Is Just a Touch Away"
    Released: 1986
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Rock Me Tonight is the platinum-selling 1985 debut album from American R&B/Soul singer Freddie Jackson. Released on April 28, 1985, the album yielded four top-10 singles on the U.S. R&B chart, with the first two, "You Are My Lady" and "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)", reaching number one. The latter two, "Love Is Just a Touch Away" and "He'll Never Love You", peaked at Nos. 9 and 8, respectively. The album contains a cover of the Billie Holiday classic "Good Morning Heartache". The success of Rock Me Tonight garnered Jackson a Grammy Award nomination in 1986 for Best New Artist, losing out to Sade. Rock Me Tonight went on to top the R&B Albums chart for 14 nonconsecutive weeks, and peaked inside the Top 10 on the Billboard 200.