Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)

"Hey Love (Can I have a Word)"
Single by R. Kelly and Public Announcement featuring Mr. Lee
from the album Born into the 90's
ReleasedOctober 1992
Recorded1991
Genre
Length3:20
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
  • R. Kelly
  • Morris Broadnax
  • Lee Haggard
  • Clarence Paul
  • Wayne Williams
  • Stevie Wonder
Producer(s)
  • Mr. Lee
  • Wayne Williams
  • R. Kelly
R. Kelly and Public Announcement featuring Mr. Lee singles chronology
"Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)"
(1992) 		"Hey Love (Can I have a Word)"
(1992) 		"Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)"
(1998)
R. Kelly singles chronology
"Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)"
(1992) 		"Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)"
(1993) 		"Dedicated"
(1993)

"Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)" is a song by American R&B singer R. Kelly and Public Announcement featuring Mr. Lee from their debut album Born into the 90's. It was released as a single on Jive Records in October 1992.[1]

The song incorporates the melody and lyrics of Stevie Wonder's "Hey Love" from his 1966 album Down to Earth.[2] The single reached number one on the Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and number 15 on the Billboard R&B chart.[3]

The music video was directed by Lionel C. Martin.[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992–1993) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 97

References

  1. ^ a b "Production Notes" (PDF). Billboard: 45. October 24, 1992.
  2. ^ Hey Love by Stevie Wonder - Track Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-08-31
  3. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "R.Kelly-Hey Love (Featuring Mr. Lee & Public Announcement)". YouTube.
  4. ^ "R. Kelly Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "R. Kelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2021.


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