The Lover in Me (song)

1988 single by Sheena Easton

"The Lover in Me"

Single by Sheena Easton
from the album  The Lover in Me
Released| 11 October 1988
Genre| Dance-pop[1]
Length|

* 5:01 (album version)
* 6:59 (extended version)

Label| MCA
Songwriter(s)|

* Kenneth Edmonds
* Antonio Reid
* Daryl Simmons

Producer(s)|

* L.A. Reid
* Babyface

Sheena Easton singles chronology
| "Eternity"
(1987)  | "The Lover in Me"
(1988)  | "Days Like This"
(1989)

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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

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"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

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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

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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

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1988–1989)  | Peak
position

|

Australia (ARIA)[9] | 91
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] | 17
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] | 17
Denmark (Hitlisten)[12] | 19
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] | 29
Ireland (IRMA)[14] | 12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] | 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] | 11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] | 25
UK Singles (OCC)[18] | 15
US Billboard Hot 100[19] | 2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[20] | 43
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[2] | 2
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[21] | 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[22] | 5
West Germany (GfK)[23] | 26
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)[24] | 1

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1989)  | Position

|

Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25] | 74
US Billboard Hot 100[26] | 41
US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard)[27] | 29
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[27] | 36
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)[28] | 53

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format(s)  | Label(s)  | Ref.

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United States  | 11 October 1988  |

* 7-inch vinyl
* 12-inch vinyl
* cassette

| MCA | [citation needed]
Japan  | 28 November 1988  | Mini-CD  | [29]
United Kingdom  | 9 January 1989  |

* 7-inch vinyl
* 12-inch vinyl
* CD

| [30]

## References

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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. ^ a b "1989 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 51\. 23 December 1989. p. Y-40.
28. ^ "1989 The Year in Music: Top Black Singles". Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 51\. 23 December 1989. p. Y-28.
29. ^ "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.
30. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 7 January 1989. p. 23.

* v
* t
* e

Sheena Easton

Studio albums|

* Take My Time
* You Could Have Been with Me
* Madness, Money & Music
* Best Kept Secret
* Todo Me Recuerda a Ti
* A Private Heaven
* Do You
* No Sound But a Heart
* The Lover in Me
* What Comes Naturally
* No Strings
* My Cherie
* Freedom
* Home
* Fabulous

Singles|

* "Modern Girl"
* "9 to 5"
* "One Man Woman"
* "For Your Eyes Only"
* "You Could Have Been with Me"
* "We've Got Tonite"
* "Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)"
* "Almost Over You"
* "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres"
* "Strut"
* "Sugar Walls"
* "Swear"
* "Jimmy Mack"
* "U Got the Look"
* "The Lover in Me"
* "101"
* "The Arms of Orion"
* "What Comes Naturally"

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