"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
BillboardHot 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
"The Lover in Me" reached number two on the US BillboardHot 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 BillboardDance Club Play chart.[2]
Music video
The accompanying
music video for "The Lover in Me" was directed by
Dominic Sena and features Easton singing and dancing in a
nightclub.
^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)
^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)
^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)
^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)
^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)