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"Some Kind of Lover"
Single by Jody Watley
from the album Jody Watley
Released	January 4, 1988
Length	4:09 (album version) 4:32 (dance remix)
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Jody Watley, André Cymone
Producer(s)	André Cymone, David Z.
Jody Watley singles chronology
"Don't You Want Me" (1987) "Some Kind of Lover" (1988) "Most of All" (1988)

"Some Kind of Lover" is the fourth single from Jody Watley's debut album Jody Watley.

History

"Some Kind of Lover" was Jody's third top 10 pop single from the album, and third number-one of the US dance chart, though the single found huge success in the US, outside the states, the single only reached number 81 on the UK charts.

The single advanced into the top 40 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart during the week of February 27, 1988, reaching number 10 the week of April 16, 1988. "Some Kind of Lover" kept Watley in the Top 20 of the singles chart for six weeks.

The music video premiered in January 1988 and was nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards, for Best Female Video and Best New Artist in a Video, she also performed "Some Kind of Lover" at the award show that year.

Awards and nominations

Charts

References

1. "South African Divas Singles". Geo Cities. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
2. "Billboard Black Singles - 1988". Retrieved 2011-12-15.
3. "Billboard Dance Club Play Singles - 1988". Retrieved 2011-12-15.
4. "Billboard Dance 12-Inch Singles - 1988". Retrieved 2011-12-15.

• Jody Watley songs
• 1988 singles
• Songs written by André Cymone
• Songs written by Jody Watley
• 1987 songs
• MCA Records singles