
28 April 1985 · 42 YEARS
Rock Me Tonight
Freddie Jackson
Freddie Jackson achieved success with this 1985 release, which spent six weeks leading the Billboard R&B charts. The project transformed a session singer into an overnight star and a fixture of quiet storm radio.
Polished drum machine grooves and smooth synthesizers generate a specific urban soul atmosphere. Lush vocal arrangements combined with sophisticated production techniques give the songs a romantic, late-night quality that remains notably smooth.