"Have You Ever Loved Somebody" is a 1986 R&B/soul single by American singer
Freddie Jackson
Frederick Anthony Jackson (born October 2, 1956) is an American singer. Originally from New York, Jackson began his professional music career in the late 1970s with the California funk band Mystic Merlin. Among his well–known R&B/soul hits are ...
, written by
Barry Eastmond
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and Jolyon Skinner.
Background
The single was his second release from the album ''
Just Like the First Time
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'' and his fifth number one on the Hot Black Singles chart, staying at the top spot for two weeks. "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" peaked at number 69 on the
Hot 100
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, Outside the US, "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" went to number 33 on the
UK Singles Chart
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.
The music video for Have You Ever Loved Somebody was directed by Michael Oblowitz in Miami and New York, in 1986.
Samples
*This song was sampled for the Glasses Malone record "Sun Comes Up". Smooth jazz musician
Najee
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Early life
Najee was born in the lower west side of Manhattan in New York City and lived his te ...
covered the song featuring Jackson on his 1998 greatest hits album, ''The Best of Najee''.
*Producer
Dame Grease
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also sampled this for the track 'Have You Eva' by
DMX (rapper)
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on his 2012 album ''
Undisputed
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Film
* ''Undisputed'' (film), a 2002 action-thriller-drama film
** ''Undisputed'' (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the film
* Undisputed II: Last Man Standing, a 2006 American martial arts film
* Undisputed III: Redempt ...
''.
In popular culture
* The song appears in-game in the fictional radio station ''
The Vibe 98.8
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''in the 2008 video game ''
Grand Theft Auto IV
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''.
See also
*
R&B number-one hits of 1987 (USA)
References
1986 singles
1986 songs
Freddie Jackson songs
Songs written by Barry Eastmond
Songs written by Jolyon Skinner
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