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{{Short description|1988 single by Sheena Easton}}
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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = The Lover in Me
| name = The Lover in Me
| cover =
| cover = The Lover in Me 12-inch cover.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Sheena Easton]]
| artist = [[Sheena Easton]]
| album = [[The Lover in Me (album)|The Lover in Me]]
| album = [[The Lover in Me (album)|The Lover in Me]]
| released = October 11, 1988
| released = 11 October 1988
| format = {{flat list|
| recorded =
* [[Single (music)#Types|7"]]
* [[Twelve-inch single|12"]]
* [[CD single|CD]]
* [[Cassette single|cassette]]
}}
| recorded = 1988
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Dance-pop]]<ref name= "Breihan 2020">{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Sheena Easton's "Morning Train (Nine to Five) |website= [[Stereogum]] |date= 4 May 2020 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2083071/the-number-ones-sheena-eastons-morning-train-nine-to-five/columns/the-number-ones/ |quote= ...but she made it up to #2 with 1988’s “The Lover In Me,” a squelchy new jack swing-adjacent dance-pop jam...|accessdate= 19 July 2023}}</ref>
| genre = {{flat list|
<!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
* [[Dance-pop]]
| length =
* [[new jack swing]]
* 5:01 (album version)
}}
* 6:59 (extended version)
| length = 5:01
| label = [[MCA Records|MCA]]
| label = [[MCA Records|MCA]]
| writer = {{flat list|
| writer =
* Kenneth Edmonds
* Kenneth Edmonds
* Antonio Reid
* Antonio Reid
* [[Daryl Simmons]]
* [[Daryl Simmons]]
| producer =
}}
| producer = {{flat list|
* [[L.A. Reid]]
* [[L.A. Reid]]
* [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]
* [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]
}}
| prev_title = Eternity
| prev_title = Eternity
| prev_year = 1987
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = Days Like This
| next_title = Days Like This
| next_year = 1989
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|r3mSb6IGCZw|"The Lover in Me"}}}}
}}
}}
"'''The Lover in Me'''" is a song by Scottish singer [[Sheena Easton]] for her ninth studio [[The Lover in Me (album)|album of the same name]] (1988). Released as the album's [[lead single]] on 11 October 1988, the song became Easton's first top-20 hit in the United Kingdom after a seven-year hiatus. The song was also Easton's final top-10 single on the US [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]].

"'''The Lover in Me'''" is a song recorded by Scottish-born British singer [[Sheena Easton]] for her 1988 ninth studio [[album]] of the [[The Lover in Me (album)|same name]]. Released as the album's [[lead single]] on October 11, 1988, it was one of Easton's biggest hits in the United States and became her first top 20 hit in the United Kingdom after a seven-year hiatus. The song was Easton's final top-ten single to date on the US [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] charts the week of March 10, 1989.


"The Lover in Me" was written by Kenneth "[[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]" Edmonds, Antonio "[[L.A. Reid|L.A.]]" Reid and [[Daryl Simmons]], and produced by Reid and Babyface, who were at the peak of their success at the time as a songwriting and production team.
"The Lover in Me" was written by Kenneth "[[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]" Edmonds, Antonio "[[L.A. Reid|L.A.]]" Reid and [[Daryl Simmons]], and produced by Reid and Babyface, who were at the peak of their success at the time as a songwriting and production team.


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
"The Lover in Me" reached number two on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] (kept from the top spot by [[Debbie Gibson]]'s "[[Lost in Your Eyes]]"), becoming her biggest hit there since "[[9 to 5 (Sheena Easton song)|9 to 5 (Morning Train)]]", and stayed on the chart for 25 weeks. It also went to number two on the ''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=86}}</ref>
"The Lover in Me" reached number two on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]], becoming her biggest hit there since "[[9 to 5 (Sheena Easton song)|9 to 5 (Morning Train)]]", and it stayed on the chart for 25 weeks. It also peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Songs|Dance Club Play]] chart.<ref name="usdance"/>


==Music video==
==Music video==
The accompanying [[music video]] for "The Lover in Me" was directed by [[Dominic Sena]] and featured Easton singing and dancing in a [[nightclub]].
The accompanying [[music video]] for "The Lover in Me" was directed by [[Dominic Sena]] and features Easton singing and dancing in a [[nightclub]].


==Cover versions==
==Track listings==
'''7-inch single and cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Lover in Me|others=[[Sheena Easton]]|year=1988|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=[[MCA Records]]|id=MCA-53416}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Lover in Me|others=Sheena Easton|year=1989|type=UK 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=MCA Records|id=MCA 1289}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Lover in Me|others=Sheena Easton|year=1988|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=MCA Records|id=MCAC-53416}}</ref>
"The Lover in Me" was covered by American [[girl group]] [[Dream (American group)|Dream]] in 2015 and features lead vocals by [[Ashley Poole]].
# "The Lover in Me" – 4:10
# "The Lover in Me" (instrumental) – 4:10

'''Standard 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Lover in Me|others=Sheena Easton|year=1988|type=US 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=MCA Records|id=MCA-23904}}</ref>
:A1. "The Lover in Me" (extended version) – 6:59
:B1. "The Lover in Me" (radio edit) – 5:20
:B2. "The Lover in Me" (instrumental) – 6:59

'''UK 12-inch and mini-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Lover in Me|others=Sheena Easton|year=1989|type=UK 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=MCA Records|id=MCAT 1289}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Lover in Me|others=Sheena Easton|year=1989|type=UK mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=MCA Records|id=DMCA 1289}}</ref>
:A1. "The Lover in Me" (extended version) – 6:55
:B1. "The Lover in Me" (instrumental) – 6:55
:B2. "The Lover in Me" (bassapella) – 5:13


==Charts==
==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!align="left"|Chart (1988–89)
!Chart (1988–1989)
!align="left"|Peak<br />position
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/RSQdGQq.jpeg|title=Sheena Easton chart history, received from ARIA on 29 June 2021|publisher=Imgur.com|access-date=18 June 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. This only contains chart peaks from the ARIA-produced chart (June 1988 onwards) era.</ref>
|align="left"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])
|91
|align="center"|88
|-
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|17|artist=Sheena Easton|song=The Lover in Me|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2019}}
|align="left"|Belgium ([[Top 30|VRT Top 30]])
|align="center"|15
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume%2049-No.%2021-March%2020-25,%201989.pdf|title=RPM 100 Singles – March 25, 1989|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|volume=49|issue=21|page=6|date=25 March 1989|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref>
|align="left"|Canada Top Singles (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')
|17
|align="center"|26
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Denmark ([[Hitlisten]])<ref>Danish Charts Archive. February 1989.</ref>
|align="left"|Germany ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|GfK Entertainment]])
|19
|align="center"|26
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-02-18.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=6|issue=7|page=28|date=18 February 1989|access-date=3 July 2020}}</ref>
|align="left"|Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])
|29
|align="center"|12
|-
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|12|song=The Lover in Me|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2019}}
|align="left"|Netherlands ([[MegaCharts]])
|align="center"|11
|-
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|12|year=1989|week=8|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2019}}
|align="left"|New Zealand ([[Recorded Music NZ]])
|align="center"|12
|-
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|11|artist=Sheena Easton|song=The Lover in Me|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2019}}
|align="left"|Switzerland ([[Swiss Hitparade]])
|align="center"|25
|-
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|25|artist=Sheena Easton|song=The Lover in Me|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2019}}
|align="left"|UK Singles ([[Official Charts Company]])
|align="center"|15
|-
|-
{{single chart|UK|15|date=19890204|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2019}}
|align="left"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="center"|2
|-
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|2|artist=Sheena Easton|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2019}}
|align="left"|US [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')
|align="center"|43
|-
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|43|artist=Sheena Easton|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2019}}
|align="left"|US [[Dance Club Songs]] (''Billboard'')
|align="center"|2
|-
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|2|artist=Sheena Easton|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2019|refname="usdance"}}
|align="left"|US [[Dance/Electronic Singles Sales]] (''Billboard'')
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|1|artist=Sheena Easton|rowheader=true|access-date=7 August 2021}}
|align="left"|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] (''Billboard'')
|align="center"|5
|-
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|5|artist=Sheena Easton|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|West Germany|26|artist=Sheena Easton|song=The Lover in Me|songid=1928|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2019}}
|-
!scope="row"|Zimbabwe (ZIMA)<ref>* Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. ''Zimbabwe: singles chart book''. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000</ref>
|1
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1989)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1989&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1989|publisher=[[Dutch Charts|MegaCharts]]|language=Dutch|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref>
|74
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billboardtop100of.com/1989-2/|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1989|website=Billboardtop100of.com|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref>
|41
|}
{{col-end}}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|United States
|11 October 1988
|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|cassette}}
|rowspan="3"|[[MCA Records|MCA]]
|{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
|-
!scope="row"|Japan
|28 November 1988
|Mini-CD
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/75218/products/5425/1/|title=ラバー・イン・ミー {{!}} シーナ・イーストン|trans-title=Lover in Me {{!}} Sheena Easton|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|9 January 1989
|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|CD}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=23|date=7 January 1989}}</ref>
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 04:31, 11 November 2024

"The Lover in Me"
Single by Sheena Easton
from the album The Lover in Me
Released11 October 1988
GenreDance-pop[1]
Length
  • 5:01 (album version)
  • 6:59 (extended version)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sheena Easton singles chronology
"Eternity"
(1987) 		"The Lover in Me"
(1988) 		"Days Like This"
(1989)
Music video
"The Lover in Me" on YouTube

"The Lover in Me" is a song by Scottish singer Sheena Easton for her ninth studio album of the same name (1988). Released as the album's lead single on 11 October 1988, the song became Easton's first top-20 hit in the United Kingdom after a seven-year hiatus. The song was also Easton's final top-10 single on the US Billboard Hot 100.

"The Lover in Me" was written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid and Daryl Simmons, and produced by Reid and Babyface, who were at the peak of their success at the time as a songwriting and production team.

Chart performance

[edit]

"The Lover in Me" reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming her biggest hit there since "9 to 5 (Morning Train)", and it stayed on the chart for 25 weeks. It also peaked at number two on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart.[2]

Music video

[edit]

The accompanying music video for "The Lover in Me" was directed by Dominic Sena and features Easton singing and dancing in a nightclub.

Track listings

[edit]

7-inch single and cassette single[3][4][5]

  1. "The Lover in Me" – 4:10
  2. "The Lover in Me" (instrumental) – 4:10

Standard 12-inch single[6]

A1. "The Lover in Me" (extended version) – 6:59
B1. "The Lover in Me" (radio edit) – 5:20
B2. "The Lover in Me" (instrumental) – 6:59

UK 12-inch and mini-CD single[7][8]

A1. "The Lover in Me" (extended version) – 6:55
B1. "The Lover in Me" (instrumental) – 6:55
B2. "The Lover in Me" (bassapella) – 5:13

Charts

[edit]

Release history

[edit]
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 11 October 1988
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 MCA [citation needed]
Japan 28 November 1988 Mini-CD [27]
United Kingdom 9 January 1989
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [28]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (4 May 2020). "The Number Ones: Sheena Easton's "Morning Train (Nine to Five)". Stereogum. Retrieved 19 July 2023. ...but she made it up to #2 with 1988's "The Lover In Me," a squelchy new jack swing-adjacent dance-pop jam...
  2. ^ a b "Sheena Easton Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  3. ^ The Lover in Me (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). Sheena Easton. MCA Records. 1988. MCA-53416.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ The Lover in Me (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Sheena Easton. MCA Records. 1989. MCA 1289.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ The Lover in Me (US cassette single sleeve). Sheena Easton. MCA Records. 1988. MCAC-53416.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ The Lover in Me (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). Sheena Easton. MCA Records. 1988. MCA-23904.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ The Lover in Me (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Sheena Easton. MCA Records. 1989. MCAT 1289.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ The Lover in Me (UK mini-CD single liner notes). Sheena Easton. MCA Records. 1989. DMCA 1289.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ "Sheena Easton chart history, received from ARIA on 29 June 2021". Imgur.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. This only contains chart peaks from the ARIA-produced chart (June 1988 onwards) era.
  10. ^ "Sheena Easton – The Lover in Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  11. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – March 25, 1989" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 21. 25 March 1989. p. 6. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  12. ^ Danish Charts Archive. February 1989.
  13. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 7. 18 February 1989. p. 28. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  14. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Lover in Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 8, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Sheena Easton – The Lover in Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Sheena Easton – The Lover in Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  19. ^ "Sheena Easton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  20. ^ "Sheena Easton Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Sheena Easton Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Sheena Easton Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  23. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sheena Easton – The Lover in Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  24. ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  25. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1989" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  26. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1989". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  27. ^ "ラバー・イン・ミー | シーナ・イーストン" [Lover in Me | Sheena Easton] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  28. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 7 January 1989. p. 23.
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