Freddie Jackson - Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake) (1985)

Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake) is the début single for Harlem-born R&B/soul singer Freddie Jackson. Taken from the namesake début title album, Rock Me Tonight, the popular ballad was written and produced by Paul Laurence. It was the top-selling R&B single for 1985 and was Jackson's first of ten entries to hit the no.1 spot on the R&B chart. The song was number one for six weeks on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart and reached no.18 on the Hot 100 singles chart. It also reached no.18 in the UK Singles Chart.

The success of the album garnered Jackson a Grammy Award nomination in 1986 for Best New Artist, losing out to Sade. Rock Me Tonight went on to top the R&B Albums chart for 14 nonconsecutive weeks, and peaked inside the Top 10 on the Billboard 200.

- Mr Fabulous