Just to See Her
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{{Infobox song
| name = Just to See Her
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Smokey Robinson
| album = One Heartbeat
| B-side = I'm Gonna Love You Like There's No Tomorrow
| released = March 4, 1987
| recorded = 1986
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 4:02
| label = Motown
| writer = Jimmy George, Lou Pardini
| producer = Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff
| prev_title = Love Will Set You Free (Theme from Solarbabies)
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = One Heartbeat
| next_year = 1987
}}
"Just to See Her" is a 1987 song written by Jimmy George and Lou Pardini and recorded by American R&B recording artist Smokey Robinson from his studio album One Heartbeat (1987).
"Just to See Her" peaked at No. 7 in Cash Box and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1987. It also reached No. 2 on the R&B chart and hit No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at No. 52 on the Singles Chart.
Robinson won his first career Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 30th Grammy Awards in 1988.
Charts
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!Year-end chart (1987) !Position |
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine |date=December 26, 1987 |title=1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles |magazine=Billboard |volume=99 |issue=52 }}
| style="text-align:center;"|87 |
Other recordings
- Lou Pardini released his version in 1996.
- Andy Williams released a version in 2007 on his album, I Don't Remember Ever Growing Up.
- Filipino singer Jay R covered the song on his 2008 album Soul in Love.
- American Jazz & R&B Singer Phil Perry covered his version on his album Mighty to Love in 2013.
References
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- Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
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