The Lover in Me (album)
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| Studio album by Sheena Easton | ||||
| Released | November 15, 1988 / re-released 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 1987-1988 | |||
| Genre | Funk, Soul, Pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 49:43 | |||
| Label | MCA/Cherry Red | |||
| Producer | Babyface, Kayo, L.A. Reid, Prince, Angela L. Winbush, John Jellybean Benitez | |||
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The Lover in Me is the ninth studio album by Scottish singer Sheena Easton. It was released in November 1988 and was her debut for MCA. The album reached #44 on the Billboard 200 and #30 in the UK, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. This is one of Easton's best selling albums to date and returned her to the U.S. and UK charts. Significantly, in the UK it was her first charting album for over five years, with the lead single becoming her first top 20 hit in nearly eight years.
The album's title track became a major hit, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, #5 on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart, and #15 on the UK Singles Chart. Other singles from the album include "Days Like This" (#35 on the US R&B chart, UK #43) and "101" (UK #54 US Dance #2). "101" was written for Easton by Prince. One last single was released in the US; "No Deposit, No Return", but failed to chart.
The song "Follow My Rainbow" is featured in an episode (Deliver Us From Evil) from Miami Vice in which Easton's character is singing the song minutes before her character is eliminated. The song made #16 on the Dutch and New Zealand singles chart.
The album has a more Urban/R&B sound than Easton's previous recordings due to the production by well-known acts such as L.A. Reid, Babyface and John Jellybean Benitez.
In 2006, Cherry Red Records (UK) re-released The Lover in Me, remastered and with added bonus tracks. On May 27, 2016 the album was officially released in the US for digital download on ITunes.
Side One
Side Two
2006 re-release bonus tracks
Billboard magazine, December 1988: "The Lover In Me" shows Sheena Easton taking her career in a new direction. With production by L.A. & Babyface, Angela Winbush, Jellybean Benitez, and Prince, the album is smart, sexy, and soulful.
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