Have You Ever Loved Somebody
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| "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" | ||||
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| Single by Freddie Jackson | ||||
| from the album Just Like the First Time | ||||
| B-side | "Tasty Love" | |||
| Released | December 20, 1986 | |||
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| Length | 4:37 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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| Producer | Barry Eastmond | |||
| Freddie Jackson singles chronology | ||||
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"Have You Ever Loved Somebody" is a song by American R&B singer Freddie Jackson, and third single released from his fourth studio album, Just Like the First Time. The song was written by Barry Eastmond and Jolyon Skinner.[1]
The single was his second release from the album Just Like the First Time issued on Capitol Records. Jackson scored his fifth number-one on the US Hot Black Singles chart, staying at the top spot for two weeks. The song was his third consecutive No. 1 R&B single after "Tasty Love" and "A Little Bit More" from the album.
"Have You Ever Loved Somebody" peaked at number 69 on the US Hot 100 Singles chart,[2] Outside the US, "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" went to number 33 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]
The music video for "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" was directed by Michael Oblowitz in Miami and New York, in 1986.
Track listings and formats
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- Remix and additional production by Zack Vaz
Personnel
- Keyboards, Drum Programming – Barry Eastmond
- Background Vocals – Freddie Jackson, Curtis King, Vanessa Thomas
- Producer – Barry Eastmond
- Assistant Engineer – Rowe Shamir
- Synthesizer – Eric Rehl, Barry Eastmond
- Lead Vocals – Freddie Jackson
- Writer – Barry Eastmond, Jolyon Skinner
- Engineer – Ron Banks, Bob Rosa
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart[10] | 33 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 69 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] | 1 |
Samples
- This song was sampled for the Glasses Malone record "Sun Comes Up". Smooth jazz musician Najee covered the song featuring Jackson on his 1998 greatest hits album, The Best of Najee.
- Producer Dame Grease also sampled this for the track 'Have You Eva' by DMX (rapper) on his 2012 album Undisputed.
