"Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)" is the debut single for

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-born R&B/

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singer

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. Taken from the namesake debut title album, ''

Rock Me Tonight ''Rock Me Tonight'' is the platinum selling 1985 debut album from American R&B/Soul singer Freddie Jackson. Released on April 28, 1985, the album yielded four top–10 singles on the U.S. R&B chart, with the first two, "You Are My Lady" and "Ro ...

'', the popular ballad was written and produced by

Paul Laurence Paul Laurence (aka Paul Lawrence Jones III) is an American songwriter, producer and keyboardist. He had several number one R&B hits Freddie Jackson's " Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)," "Jam Tonight," "Tasty Love," "Hey Lover," "Do Me Aga ...

. It was the top-selling R&B single for 1985 and was Jackson's first of ten entries to hit the number-one spot on the R&B chart. "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)" was number one for six weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot Black Singles chart and reached number 18 on the

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singles chart. It also reached number 18 in the

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in March 1986.

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1985 singles Freddie Jackson songs Capitol Records singles 1985 songs Songs written by Paul Laurence 1980s ballads {{1980s-R&B-song-stub

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