Honey Love (R. Kelly song)

"Honey Love"
Single by R. Kelly and Public Announcement
from the album Born into the 90's
Released May 16, 1992
Format CD single, vinyl single
Recorded 1991
Genre R&B
Length 4:03 (single version)
5:04 (album version)
Label Jive
Writer(s) Robert Kelly
Producer(s) R. Kelly
R. Kelly and Public Announcement singles chronology
"She's Got That Vibe"
(1991)
"Honey Love"
(1992)
"Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)"
(1993)

"Honey Love" a song by American R&B singer R. Kelly and American R&B group Public Announcement. It was released as the second single from Kelly's debut studio album Born into the 90's (1992). It became Kelly's first number-one on the US R&B chart where it peaked for two weeks; also it barely made the Top 40 pop chart portion, peaking at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

The song was also used in the 1993 movie Menace II Society.

Music video

The video features a cameo appearance by actress Halle Berry.[2][3]

Legacy

R. Kelly mentions "Honey Love" in a verse of his smash hit "I Wish": "'Honey Love' goes platinum and y'all ass come around / But y'all don't wanna raise the roof until my shit is going down."

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 39
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[5] 40
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 1

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 317.
  2. "Halle Berry biography". HalleBerryWeb.Com. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  3. "Halle Berry makes her debut in an R Kelly video in 1992 | Videos". Now Magazine. 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  4. "R. Kelly – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for R. Kelly.
  5. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/r-kelly-mn0000319347/awards
  6. "R. Kelly – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for R. Kelly.

See also

External links

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