"Second Time for Love" was a single for

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 ...

in 1991. It reached both the ''

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'' Hot R&B Singles and ''

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'' Top 100 R&B Singles charts in the United States.

Background

The single was released by

Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...

. The song was written by Barry J. Eastmond,

Donnell Spencer Donnell Spencer Jr. is a session musician, drummer and award-winning composer. He has worked with or toured with Patti Austin, Anita Baker, El De Barge, Chaka Khan, and Jody Watley. He has been associated musically with mainstream films ''Runnin ...

and

Sam Sims Donnell Spencer Jr. is a session musician, drummer and award-winning composer. He has worked with or toured with Patti Austin, Anita Baker, El De Barge, Chaka Khan, and Jody Watley. He has been associated musically with mainstream films ''Runnin ...

. The record earned the composers a gold record.

Airplay

The ''

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'' recorded 20 reports and 5 adds for "Second Time for Love" in the Up & Coming section of their September 13 issue. In their September 27 issue, ''

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'' reported significant action for it with medium 8/0, Light 13/4, and total adds of 4 at KPRS, WGZB, WDZZ, and WMVP. The stations for mediums included WDAS, WKYS, K97, Z16 and WALT. In the October 4 issue, ''Radio & Records'' reported significant action for it with medium 11/0 and light 8/0. The stations for mediums included WDAS, WKYS, K97, WJIZ, and Z16. For the week ending October 5, ''Billboard'' reported that the song had moved from 26 to 18 on the playlist of WDAS in Philadelphia. The following week it was at its second week on the no. 37 spot at K97 in Memphis.

Charts

For the week of September 28, ''Billboard'' recorded the single at no. 90 on the R&B Singles A-Z list. It made its debut on the ''Cash Box'' Top 100 R&B Singles chart at no. 81 for the week of October 5. It peaked at no. 81 on October 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Singles chart. It peaked at no. 78 for the week of October 12, spending a total of three weeks on the ''Cash Box'' Top 100 R&B Singles chart.

Publishing info

* Basamp, ASCAP /Night Rainbow, ASCAP /Zomba, ASCAP /Barry Eastmond, ASCAP /Honey Look, ASCAP''Billboard'', September 28, 1991
Page 30 R&B SINGLES A-Z PUBLISHERS /PERFORMANCE RIGHTS/SHEET MUSIC
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References

External links

* Freddie Jackson channel
Second Time For Love
{{Freddie Jackson 1987 singles Freddie Jackson songs Capitol Records singles Songs written by Barry Eastmond Songs written by Donnell Spencer, Jr.