From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This Is for the Lover in You
This Is for the Lover in You
Chart (1981) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 17
"This Is for the Lover in You" Released October 5, 1996
Single by Shalamar Format Vinyl record (12" 33 RPM)
from the album Three for Love Recorded 1996
B-side "Some Things Never Change" Genre Contemporary R&B
Released May 25, 1981 Length 4:00
Format Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM) Label Epic
Recorded 1980 Producer Babyface
Genre Contemporary R&B Babyface singles chronology
Length 5:07 "Slow This
"This Is for the Lover "Every Time I Close
Label SOLAR Jams" You"
in You My Eyes"
(1996) (1996) (1996)
Writer(s) Howard Hewett, Dana Myers
Producer Leon Sylvers III It was later remade by Babyface from the album The Day
featuring LL Cool J and the former members of Shalamar:
Shalamar singles chronology
Howard Hewett, Jody Watley, and Jeffrey Daniel.[1] The
"Make That "This Is for the
This "Sweeter as the Babyface version was a successful hit, reaching #6 on the
Move" Lover in You
You" Days Go By" U.S. Hot 100 chart, #2 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #12
(1981) (1981) (1981) on the UK Singles Chart. The song was considered to be
atypical for Babyface when it was released.[2][3]
This You"
"This Is for the Lover in You is an R&B song written by
Howard Hewett, member of the R&B trio Shalamar, and Charts
songwriter Dana Myers. The track was originally record-
ed by Shalamar and appeared on their 1980 album, Three
for Love.
Other versions
Shalamar version In 1994, saxophonist Gerald Albright released a rendition
from the album Smooth.[8]
The song was the third single released from their album,
Three for Love. The single peaked at #17 on the U.S. R&B
chart in 1981.
References
[1] http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1425115/
Charts 19970604/babyface.jhtml
[2] http://books.google.com/
books?id=mDsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA15&dq=%22this+is+for+the+love
[3] http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,294279,00.html
Babyface version [4] http://australian-charts.com
[5] dutchcharts.nl
"This Is for the Lover in You"
[6] www.charts.org.nz
J, Hewett,
Single by Babyface featuring LL Cool J, Howard Hewett, Jody [7] http://www.theofficialcharts.com
Watley,
Watley, and Jeffrey Daniel [8] "Smooth overview". Allmusic.com.
from the album The Day http://www.allmusic.com/album/r197716.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This Is for the Lover in You
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[4] 50
Dutch Singles Chart[5] 19
New Zealand Singles Chart[6] 12
UK Singles Chart[7] 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 6
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles 2
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