Some Kind of Lover
"Some Kind of Lover" | ||||
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Single by Jody Watley | ||||
from the album Jody Watley | ||||
Released | January 4, 1988 | |||
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Label | MCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jody Watley, André Cymone | |||
Producer(s) | André Cymone, David Z. | |||
Jody Watley singles chronology | ||||
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"Some Kind of Lover" is the fourth single from Jody Watley's debut album Jody Watley.
History
"Some Kind of Lover" was Jody's third top 10 pop single from the album, and third number-one of the US dance chart, though the single found huge success in the US, outside the states, the single only reached number 81 on the UK charts.
The single advanced into the top 40 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart during the week of February 27, 1988, reaching number 10 the week of April 16, 1988. "Some Kind of Lover" kept Watley in the Top 20 of the singles chart for six weeks.
The music video premiered in January 1988 and was nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards, for Best Female Video and Best New Artist in a Video, she also performed "Some Kind of Lover" at the award show that year.
Awards and nominations
Year | Award |
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1988 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Female Video for "Some Kind of Lover" |
1988 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best New Artist for "Some Kind of Lover" |
Charts
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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Canadian Singles Chart | 47 |
South Africa (RISA)[1] | 25 |
UK Singles Chart | 81 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 3 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
Year-End Charts (1988) | Position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[2] | 57 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[3] | 12 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance 12-Inch Singles[4] | 11 |
References
- v
- t
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- Jody Watley (1987)
- Larger Than Life (1989)
- Affairs of the Heart (1991)
- Intimacy (1993)
- Affection (1995)
- Flower (1998)
- The Saturday Night Experience (1999)
- Midnight Lounge (2001)
- The Makeover (2006)
- Greatest Hits (1996)
- You Wanna Dance with Me? (1989)
- Remixes of Love (1994)
- "Looking for a New Love"
- "Still a Thrill"
- "Don't You Want Me"
- "Some Kind of Lover"
- "Most of All"
- "Real Love"
- "Friends"
- "Everything"
- "Precious Love"
- "I Want You"
- "I'm the One You Need"
- "It All Begins with You"
- "Your Love Keeps Working on Me"
- "When a Man Loves a Woman"
- "Ecstasy"
- "Affection"
- "Off the Hook"
- "Looking for a New Love"
- "Borderline"
- "I Want Your Love"
- "This Is for the Lover in You" (w/ Babyface feat. LL Cool J, Howard Hewett & Jeffrey Daniel)
- Discography
- Shalamar
- Avitone Records