Jimmy Lee (song)

"Jimmy Lee"
"Jimmy Lee"
Single by Aretha Franklin
from the album Aretha
Released	November 1986
Recorded	1986
Length	5:47
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Narada Michael Walden, Lisa Walden, Preston Glass, Jeffrey Cohen
Producer(s)
Aretha Franklin singles chronology

The song "Jimmy Lee" was a hit single by American singer Aretha Franklin. The single was nominated for an American Music Award and was the lead-off track on her 1986 album Aretha, and was written by Narada Michael Walden, Lisa Walden, Preston Glass, and Jeffrey Cohen.^[1] Narada Michael Walden also produced the track.

Personnel[]

Aretha Franklin - vocals
Walter Afanasieff - acoustic piano, synthesizer
David Sancious - synthesizer
Corrado Rustici - Charvel MIDI guitar synthesizer
Randy Jackson - acoustic bass
Narada Michael Walden - drums, acoustic piano intro
Preston Glass - bells
Kenny G - tenor saxophone
Marc Russo - alto saxophone
David Wallace - trombone
Jerry Hey - trumpet and horn arrangement

Chart performance[]

"Jimmy Lee" charted at #2 on the R&B chart and at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1987.^[2] The track peaked at #19 on the US dance chart.^[3]

Charts[]


Charts (1986-1987)	Peak position
Billboard Hot 100	28
R&B Chart	2
US Dance Chart	19

References[]

^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 216.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 103.

[1] "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 216.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 103.

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