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Jimmy Lee (song)

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"Jimmy Lee"
Single by Aretha Franklin
from the album Aretha
B-side"If You Need My Love Tonight"
ReleasedNovember 1986
Recorded1986
Length5:47
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Narada Michael Walden
Aretha Franklin singles chronology
"Jumpin' Jack Flash"
(1986)
"Jimmy Lee"
(1986)
"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
(1987)

"Jimmy Lee" is a song written by Narada Michael Walden, Lisa Walden, Preston Glass, and Jeffrey Cohen for American singer Aretha Franklin, who recorded it for her 1986 album Aretha.[1] Produced by Narada Michael Walden, the track was released as the lead single from the album in late 1986.

Personnel

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Charts

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"Jimmy Lee" reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, No. 2 on the R&B singles chart, and No. 19 on the Dance/Club Play chart in early 1987.[2][3]

Chart performance for "Jimmy Lee"
Charts (1987) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 28
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 2
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[6] 19

References

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  1. ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 216.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 103.
  4. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Aretha Franklin Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.