I Don't Have the Heart
"I Don't Have the Heart" | ||||
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Single by James Ingram | ||||
from the album It's Real | ||||
B-side | "It's Real" | |||
Released | August 25, 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | Pop, R&B | |||
Length | 4:14 (album version) 4:35 (music video version) | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Alan Rich, Jud Friedman | |||
Producer(s) | Thom Bell, James Ingram | |||
James Ingram singles chronology | ||||
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"I Don't Have the Heart" | ||||
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Single by Stacy Lattisaw | ||||
from the album What You Need | ||||
Released | 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1989[1] | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 4:59 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | LeMel Humes[2] | |||
Stacy Lattisaw singles chronology | ||||
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"I Don't Have the Heart" is a song written by Allan Rich and R&B recording artist James Ingram. It is Ingram's only number-one single as a solo artist on the US Billboard Hot 100, and his second number-one single overall, since the Patti Austin-featured "Baby, Come to Me", which topped the Hot 100 in 1983. Ingram received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 33rd Grammy Awards in 1991 for the song.
and recorded by AmericanReleased as the fourth single from Ingram's 1989 album It's Real, "I Don't Have the Heart" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart on October 20, 1990. The ballad remained at No. 1 for one week, and became his final Top 40 hit. Singer Stacy Lattisaw recorded the song as well, and her version was released on Motown Records at the same time as Ingram's, although it was not as commercially successful.[3]
Personnel[]
- Keyboards, Synth Programming: Jud Friedman
- Bass Guitar, String Conductor: Thom Bell
- Electric Guitar: Paul Jackson Jr.
- Drums: Ricky Lawson
- Background Vocals: The Aquarian Singers
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 1 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
US Billboard Hot Black Singles[6] | 53 |
Year-end charts[]
Chart (1990) | Position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] | 36 |
References[]
- ^ Hogan, Ed. "What You Need - Stacy Lattisaw | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "Stacy Lattisaw - I Don't Have The Heart (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ The Billboard Book of No. 1 Hits, 5th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ "James Ingram Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ "James Ingram Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ "James Ingram (Hot Black Singles)".
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- 1989 songs
- 1990 singles
- Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
- Cashbox number-one singles
- James Ingram songs
- Stacy Lattisaw songs
- Motown singles
- Warner Records singles
- Songs written by Jud Friedman
- Pop ballads
- 1990s rhythm and blues song stubs