Jam Tonight

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"Jam Tonight"
Single by Freddie Jackson
from the album Just Like the First Time
ReleasedAugust 1, 1987
RecordedNovember, 1985
Genre
Length4:34
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
  • Paul Laurence Jones
  • Freddie Jackson
Producer(s)Paul Laurence

"Jam Tonight" is a 1987 song written by Freddie Jackson & Paul Laurence Jones, and was originally recorded by Howard Johnson under the title "Jam Song" on his album "Just Like the First Time"

Freddie Jackson recording[]

In 1986, Freddie Jackson recorded the song and included it on his second album Just Like the First Time. The track was produced by Paul Laurence.[1]

Background[]

The uptempo single was Jackson's final of four singles from Just Like the First Time and his sixth release to make the number one position on the Hot Black Singles chart, "Jam Tonight" also peaked at number 32 on the Hot 100, and gave the artist the last of four Top 40 pop crossover singles (only "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)", "You Are My Lady", and "He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)" charted higher in the Top 30).[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Freddie-Jackson-Just-Like-The-First-Time/release/1513583
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 281.
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