| Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake) | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Freddie Jackson |
| Album: | Rock Me Tonight |
| B-Side: | Rock Me Tonight (Groove Version) |
| Released: | April 2, 1985 |
| Recorded: | 1985 |
| Genre: | R&B, soul |
| Length: | 3:59 |
| Label: | Capitol/EMI |
| Producer: | Paul Laurence |
| Next Title: | You Are My Lady |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
"Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)" is the debut single for Harlem-born R&B/soul singer Freddie Jackson. Taken from the namesake debut title album, Rock Me Tonight, the popular ballad was written and produced by Paul Laurence.[1] It was the top-selling R&B single for 1985 and was Jackson's first of ten entries to hit the number-one spot on the R&B chart.
"Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)" was number one for six weeks on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart and reached number 18 on the Hot 100 singles chart.[2] It also reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1986.
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