The Lover in Me (Sheena Easton song)
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"The Lover in Me" is a 1988 single by pop singer Sheena Easton
. It was one of her biggest hits in the US and became her first top 20 hit in the UK after an eight-year hiatus.
and #15 in the UK (in 1989), and became her biggest American hit and stay on the pop chart for 12 weeks since "Morning Train
". It also went to number two on the American dance charts.
"The Lover in Me" was produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface, who were at the peak of their success at the time as a songwriting and production team.
Sheena Easton
Sheena Easton is a Scottish recording artist. Easton became famous for being the focus of an episode in the British television programme The Big Time, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records.Easton rose to fame in the early 1980s with the pop...
. It was one of her biggest hits in the US and became her first top 20 hit in the UK after an eight-year hiatus.
Background
The song was the first single off the album The Lover in Me. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and #15 in the UK (in 1989), and became her biggest American hit and stay on the pop chart for 12 weeks since "Morning Train
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"9 to 5" is the title of a popular song written by British songwriter Florrie Palmer and recorded by Sheena Easton in 1980, becoming her biggest hit...
". It also went to number two on the American dance charts.
"The Lover in Me" was produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface, who were at the peak of their success at the time as a songwriting and production team.
Weekly-charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Singles Chart | 26 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 25 |
| Media Control Chart | 26 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 12 |
| UK Singles Chart | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 43 |