I Want Her

"I Want Her" is a song by American R&B singer Keith Sweat. As the first single from his debut album, Make It Last Forever, it reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for three weeks.[2] and became the most successful number one single of 1988 on the Billboard Hot R&B chart. This was one of the earliest new jack swing songs to reach No. 1 on the R&B charts and since then it has become one of the genre's templates, having its sparse lyric delivery inspired Guy, Abstrac and Whistle all in that order. "I Want Her" also peaked at number 38 on the dance chart.[3] The song topped the R&B Billboard Year-End chart for 1988. It was ranked number 6 on complex.com's list of 25 best new jack swing songs of all time.

"I Want Her"
Single by Keith Sweat
from the album Make It Last Forever
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1987
GenreNew jack swing[1]
Length5:59 (album version)
3:39 (single version)
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Keith Sweat
Teddy Riley
Producer(s)Keith Sweat
Teddy Riley
Keith Sweat singles chronology
"My Mind Is Made Up"
(1985)		 "I Want Her"
(1987)		 "Something Just Ain't Right"
(1988)

Track listing

US 12" single
A1. I Want Her (Extended Version) (6:22)
A2. I Want Her (Accapella Dub Beat) (4:07)
B1. I Want Her (Instrumental) (2:42)
B2. I Want Her (LP Version) (5:58).[4]

UK 12" single
A1. I Want Her (Extended Version) (6:22)
A2. I Want Her (Acapella Dub Beat) (4:07)
B1. I Want Her (Dance 'Til Ya Sweat Mix) (5:00)
B2. I Want Her (Instrumental) (2:42)

Charts
Chart (1987–1988) Peak
Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 44
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 24
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1988) Position
United States (Billboard)[10][11] 74

See also

References
  1. Henderson, Alex. "New Jack Swing". Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). AllMusic. Rovi.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 560.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 251.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 560.
  5. Canadian peak
  6. "Charts.nz – Keith Sweat – I Want Her". Top 40 Singles.
  7. "Keith Sweat: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  8. "Keith Sweat Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  9. "Keith Sweat Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  10. "1988 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 100 (52): Y-20. December 24, 1988.
  11. "Billboard Top 100 – 1988". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
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