The Right Kinda Lover

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"The Right Kinda Lover"
Single by Patti LaBelle
from the album Gems
ReleasedMay 10, 1994
Length4:52
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Patti LaBelle singles chronology
"All Right Now"
(1993)
"The Right Kinda Lover"
(1994)
"All This Love"
(1994)
Music video
"The Right Kinda Lover" on YouTube

"The Right Kinda Lover" is a song recorded by American singer Patti LaBelle. It was written by Ann Bennett-Nesby, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, and James "Big Jim" Wright, while production was helmed by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, with Wright as co-producing. The song was released as a single from her 1994 album, Gems, and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Beverly Hills Cop III (1994).

In the United States, "The Right Kinda Lover" reached number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number eight on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[1] It also became LaBelle's second number one on the Dance Club Songs.[2] Overseas, the single also reached number fifty on the UK Singles Chart. The song's video featured LaBelle performing as a seductress choosing her choice of mate.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Gems.[3]

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 50
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 61
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[6] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 8

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 337.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 150.
  3. ^ Gems (Media notes). Patti LaBelle. MCA Records. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Patti LaBelle: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Patti LaBelle Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Patti LaBelle Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Patti LaBelle Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

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