Honey Love (R. Kelly and Public Announcement song)

"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]

"Honey Love"
Single by R. Kelly and Public Announcement
from the album Born into the 90's
ReleasedMay 16, 1992
Recorded1991
GenreR&B
Length4:03 (single version)
5:04 (album version)
LabelJive
Songwriter(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)

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

During the tour in support of Born into the 90's, Kelly came up with the concept for his album 12 Play. In the breakdown of "Honey Love", he addressed the audience and told them about "a dream where I made love to Mary J. Blige", which became the song "12 Play".[4]

R. Kelly mentions "Honey Love" in a verse of "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
UK Music Week Dance Singles[5] 56
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 39
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[7] 40
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 1

See also

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 317.
  2. "Halle Berry biography". HalleBerryWeb.Com. Archived from the original on 2005-01-12. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  3. "Halle Berry makes her debut in an R Kelly video in 1992 | Videos". Now Magazine. 2008-06-01. Archived from the original on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  4. Kelly, R. (12 August 2012). Soulacoaster. pp. 177–179. ISBN 9781401931773. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  5. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1992-08-08. p. 20. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  6. "R. Kelly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. R. Kelly | Awards | AllMusic
  8. "R. Kelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
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