Some Kind of Lover

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"Some Kind of Lover"
"Some Kind of Lover" cover
Single by Jody Watley
from the album Jody Watley
Released 1988
Genre Pop
Length 4:09
Label MCA
Writer(s) André Cymone, Jody Watley
Producer(s) André Cymone
Chart positions
  • #10 (U.S. Pop)
  • #3 (U.S. R&B)
  • #1 (U.S. Dance)
  • #81 (UK Singles Chart)
Jody Watley singles chronology
Don't You Want Me
(1987)
Some Kind of Lover
(1988)
Most of All
(1988)

"Some Kind of Lover" was the fourth single from Jody Watley's self-titled debut, Jody Watley. "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 America, outside on 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, finally stalling at #10 the week of April 16, 1988. "Some Kind of Lover" kept Watley in the Top 20 of the singles chart for six weeks.

In 1988 the song 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.

[edit] Awards & nominations

Year Award
1988 MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Female Video for "Some Kind of Lover"
1988 MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best New Artist for "Some Kind of Lover"