| "The Right Kinda Lover" | ||||
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| Single by Patti LaBelle | ||||
| from the album Gems | ||||
| B-side | The Right Kinda Love (instrumental) | |||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Format | CD single, Cassette single, 12" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | New jack swing, urban AC | |||
| Length |
4:35 (single edit) 4:52 (album version) |
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| Label | MCA Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Ann Bennett-Nesby, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Jimmy Wright | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Jimmy Wright | |||
| Patti LaBelle singles chronology | ||||
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"The Right Kinda Lover" is a song recorded by singer Patti LaBelle. It was released as a single from her 1994 album, Gems.
The song, which talks of what the singer thinks is "the right kind of lover" for her, was written with lyrics by Ann Nesby and musically composed and produced by the team of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and James "Big Jim" Wright.
The record reached number sixty-one on the Billboard Hot 100, number eight on the Hot R&B Songs chart, number one on the Hot Dance/Club Play chart and also reached number fifty on the UK Top 75 becoming her most successful single in years. The song's video featured LaBelle performing a seductress choosing her choice of mate.
| Preceded by "Caught in the Middle" by Juliet Roberts |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single August 6, 1994 |
Succeeded by "Bring Me Your Love" by Deee-Lite |
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