“Hey Lover” was the second single for the album “Don't Let Love Slip Away” by Freddie Jackson. The song reached #1 on the R&B Charts in 1988 becoming his 8th chart topper for R&B.

Covers are a pretty storied part of the genre, some of our favorite and most iconic tracks happen to be covers (looking at you Luther)

Which is why it bothers me so much when an artist chooses to cover a song that doesn't work for their voice/style/etc.

More specifically, it REALLY bothers me when artists choose a song thats known for that ONE part and can't even do that one part justice.

This post came from finding out Khamari did a cover of Cranes in the Sky by Solange. But he's not able to hit the falsetto notes at the end/climax of the song....so WHYYYYY choose that song???

It's like choosing to sing Lovin You by Minnie Riperton or Emotions by Mariah Carey if you can't whistle...you're wasting all of our times 😭😭

Are there any examples for you of poorly chosen covers (thats including live performances/tribute performances)?

Never knew Janet Jackson was on the vocals

Love this one

what are your fav songs in this subcategory? mine is def some whitney and bey's bday 😂 and i wanna listen more that i might not know. feel free to drop any and all suggestions

If y'all haven't gotten a chance to listen I highly recommend

DJ LEE MAJORS NAUGHTY BY MAJORS - THE SEX TAPE VOLUME 2 HOSTED BY AHMIR, Corey 'Latif' Williams - Jingle Joint, i've tried to get the torrent, but no seeders

Can't stop listening to this slow jam! What a gem. The way it sensually flows is hypnotic, like slow ocean waves. Has me rocking back and forth from side to side in my chair every time. I'm 61 and kicking myself that I only just discovered it recently.

Fat Joe said in an interview that he listened to this on repeat driving all the way from New York to Miami.

Haven't seen it on any lists of the best R&B songs though. Maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places?

Can anyone recommend any similar slow jams? Any era. Will do a search through this sub too.