Honey Love (R. Kelly song)
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"Honey Love" a song by American R&B singer
R. Kelly Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and sex offender convicted of racketeering and multiple sex offenses. During his recording career, Kelly sold over 75 million records worldwid ...
and American R&B group Public Announcement. It was released as the second single from Kelly's debut studio album ''
Born into the 90's ' is R. Kelly's collaboration album with his group Public Announcement. Released in January 1992, the album became an R&B hit with the success of singles such as "She's Got That Vibe" (the album's biggest hit in the UK, at #3), "Dedicated," and K ...
'' (1992). It became Kelly's first number-one on the US R&B chart where it peaked for two weeks; also it barely made the Top 40 pop chart portion, peaking at number 39 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was also used in the 1993 movie '' Menace II Society''.


Music video

The video features a cameo appearance by actress
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Legacy

During the tour in support of ''
Born into the 90's ' is R. Kelly's collaboration album with his group Public Announcement. Released in January 1992, the album became an R&B hit with the success of singles such as "She's Got That Vibe" (the album's biggest hit in the UK, at #3), "Dedicated," and K ...
'', Kelly came up with the concept for his album ''
12 Play ''12 Play'' is the debut solo studio album by American R&B and soul singer-songwriter R. Kelly; it was released on November 9, 1993, by Jive Records. The album follows his tenure with R&B group Public Announcement, with whom he released one a ...
''. In the breakdown of "Honey Love", he addressed the audience and told them about "a dream where I made love to
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", which became the song "12 Play". R. Kelly mentions "Honey Love" in a verse of "
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": ''"'Honey Love' goes platinum and y'all ass come around / But y'all don't wanna raise the roof until my shit is going down."''


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


See also

* List of number-one R&B singles of 1992 (U.S.)


References


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"Honey Love" Music Video
{{authority control R. Kelly songs Songs written by R. Kelly 1992 singles Contemporary R&B ballads 1992 songs Jive Records singles 1990s ballads