This Is for the Lover in You

"This Is for the Lover in You"
US 7-inch single of the Shalamar recording
Single by Shalamar
from the album Three for Love
B-side"Some Things Never Change"
ReleasedMay 25, 1981
Recorded1980
Length
  • 5:04 (album version)
  • 3:58 (single edit)
LabelSOLAR
Songwriters
ProducerLeon Sylvers III
Shalamar singles chronology
"Make That Move"
(1981) 		"This Is for the Lover in You"
(1981) 		"Sweeter as the Days Go By"
(1981)

"This Is for the Lover in You" is a song written by Howard Hewett, member of American R&B and soul music vocal group Shalamar, and songwriter Dana Meyers. The track appeared on Shalamar's 1980 Gold album, Three for Love. The song was the third single released from the album and peaked at No. 17 on the US Billboard R&B chart in 1981. In 2009, Essence magazine included the song in their list of the "25 Best Slow Jams of All Time".

The song's main melody bears resemblance to Teddy Pendergrass' hit "Close the Door" (1978) and Michael Jackson's hit "Rock with You" (1979).

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