Hey Love (Can I Have a Word) explained

Hey Love (Can I have a Word)
Type:	single
Artist:	R. Kelly and Public Announcement featuring Mr. Lee
Album:	Born into the 90's
Released:	October 1992
Recorded:	1991
Length:	3:20
Label:	Jive
Prev Title:	Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)
Next Year:	1998

"Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)" is a song by American R&B singer R. Kelly and Public Announcement featuring Mr. Lee from their debut album Born into the 90's. It was released as a single on Jive Records in October 1992.^[1]

The song incorporates the melody and lyrics of Stevie Wonder's "Hey Love" from his 1966 album Down to Earth. The single reached number one on the Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and number 15 on the Billboard R&B chart.^[2]

The music video was directed by Lionel C. Martin.

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. October 24, 1992 . Production Notes . Billboard . 45.
2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Web site: R.Kelly-Hey Love (Featuring Mr. Lee & Public Announcement) . YouTube.
3. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993. Billboard. July 6, 2021.