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Shake You Down

January 01, 1970

"Shake You Down" is a song by American R&B artist, writer and producer Gregory Abbott. It was released in August 1986 as the lead single from his debut album of the same name. It became Abbott's biggest hit and was certified platinum by the RIAA. The track is also featured in the 2007 film Are We Done Yet?

"Shake You Down"
Single by Gregory Abbott
from the album Shake You Down
B-side"Wait Until Tomorrow"
ReleasedAugust 1986[1]
RecordedCBS
Genre
Length4:05
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Gregory Abbott
Producer(s)Gregory Abbott
Gregory Abbott singles chronology
"Shake You Down"
(1986) 		"I Got the Feelin' (It's Over)"
(1987)
Music video
"Shake You Down" on YouTube

The song went to number one on the black singles chart in October 1986, and on January 17, 1987, it reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 3 song for 1987.[3] It was a hit across the Atlantic Ocean, as well, peaking at number six in the UK Singles Chart (spending a total of 13 weeks on that chart from 22 November 1986).[4] It was not intended as the original single to promote the album, as "I Got the Feeling" was scheduled to be the first single. It was postponed as the follow-up, peaking at #56.

Composition edit

According to Billboard, the song is about sex.[5]

Music video edit

Dominic Sena of Propaganda Films came up with the idea of the scrolling effect on the music video. It is recorded as a single image on a photographic film.[6]

There is also another music video recorded in Rio de Janeiro, especially for the Brazilian TV show Fantástico.

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down". 45cat.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ Breihan, Tom (January 27, 2021). "The Number Ones: Gregory Abbott's "Shake You Down". Stereogum. Retrieved October 1, 2023. ..."Shake You Down" is not what I'd call a terribly smart song. Instead, it's passable adult-contempo smooth soul.
  3. ^ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1987
  4. ^ Guinness British Hit Singles (13th ed.), London, UK: Guinness World Records Ltd, 2000, p. 69, ISBN 0-85112-111-X
  5. ^ M. Tye Comer; Mariel Concepcion; Monica Herrera; Jessica Letkemann; Evie Nagy; David J. Prince (February 11, 2010). "The 50 Sexiest Songs Of All Time". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  6. ^ "Video". Prosieben.de. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Gregory Abbott – Shake You Down" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  8. ^ "Gregory Abbott – Shake You Down" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0775." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Shake You Down". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Gregory Abbott" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  12. ^ "Gregory Abbott – Shake You Down" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "Gregory Abbott – Shake You Down". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  14. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  15. ^ "Gregory Abbott – Shake You Down". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  16. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  17. ^ "Gregory Abbott Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  18. ^ "Gregory Abbott Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  19. ^ "Gregory Abbott Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  20. ^ "Gregory Abbott Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  21. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gregory Abbott – Shake You Down" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  22. ^ "Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Music Week: 24. January 24, 1987. ISSN 0265-1548. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  23. ^ "Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 11 December 2019 – via Imgur.
  24. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1987" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  25. ^ . RPM. Vol. 47, no. 12. Library and Archives Canada. 26 December 1987. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  26. ^ "European Charts of the Year 1987: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. December 26, 1987. p. 34. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  27. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  28. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1987" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  29. ^ "END OF YEAR CHARTS 1987". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  30. ^ "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Adult Contemporary Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987. p. Y-31. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  31. ^ "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987. p. Y-22. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  32. ^ . Cash Box. December 26, 1987. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  33. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

External links edit

  • Gregory Abbott at Allmusic

January 01, 1970
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Shake You Down is a song by American R amp B artist writer and producer Gregory Abbott It was released in August 1986 as the lead single from his debut album of the same name It became Abbott s biggest hit and was certified platinum by the RIAA The track is also featured in the 2007 film Are We Done Yet Shake You Down Single by Gregory Abbottfrom the album Shake You DownB side Wait Until Tomorrow ReleasedAugust 1986 1 RecordedCBSGenreR amp B smooth soul 2 Length4 05LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Gregory AbbottProducer s Gregory AbbottGregory Abbott singles chronology Shake You Down 1986 I Got the Feelin It s Over 1987 Music video Shake You Down on YouTube The song went to number one on the black singles chart in October 1986 and on January 17 1987 it reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Billboard ranked it as the No 3 song for 1987 3 It was a hit across the Atlantic Ocean as well peaking at number six in the UK Singles Chart spending a total of 13 weeks on that chart from 22 November 1986 4 It was not intended as the original single to promote the album as I Got the Feeling was scheduled to be the first single It was postponed as the follow up peaking at 56 Contents 1 Composition 2 Music video 3 Charts 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 3 3 All time charts 4 References 5 External linksComposition editAccording to Billboard the song is about sex 5 Music video editDominic Sena of Propaganda Films came up with the idea of the scrolling effect on the music video It is recorded as a single image on a photographic film 6 There is also another music video recorded in Rio de Janeiro especially for the Brazilian TV show Fantastico Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Shake You Down Chart 1986 1987 Peakposition Austria O3 Austria Top 40 7 18 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 8 7 Canada Top Singles RPM 9 2 Ireland IRMA 10 5 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 11 3 Netherlands Single Top 100 12 5 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 13 1 Spain AFYVE 14 1 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 15 15 UK Singles OCC 16 6 US Adult Contemporary Billboard 17 2 US Billboard Hot 100 18 1 US Dance Singles Sales Billboard 19 13 US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 20 1 West Germany Official German Charts 21 13 Year end charts edit 1986 year end chart performance for Shake You Down Chart 1986 Position UK Singles OCC 22 87 1987 year end chart performance for Shake You Down Chart 1987 Position Australia Kent Music Report 23 78 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 24 75 Canada Top Singles RPM 25 19 European Hot 100 Singles Music amp Media 26 80 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 27 20 Netherlands Single Top 100 28 23 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 29 24 US Adult Contemporary Billboard 30 27 US Billboard Hot 100 31 3 US Cash Box Top 100 32 34 All time charts edit All time chart performance for Shake You Down Chart 1958 2018 Position US Billboard Hot 100 33 436References edit Gregory Abbott Shake You Down 45cat com Retrieved 25 April 2021 Breihan Tom January 27 2021 The Number Ones Gregory Abbott s Shake You Down Stereogum Retrieved October 1 2023 Shake You Down is not what I d call a terribly smart song Instead it s passable adult contempo smooth soul Billboard Year End Hot 100 singles of 1987 Guinness British Hit Singles 13th ed London UK Guinness World Records Ltd 2000 p 69 ISBN 0 85112 111 X M Tye Comer Mariel Concepcion Monica Herrera Jessica Letkemann Evie Nagy David J Prince February 11 2010 The 50 Sexiest Songs Of All Time Billboard Retrieved October 13 2016 Video Prosieben de 2 July 2013 Retrieved 25 April 2021 Gregory Abbott Shake You Down in German O3 Austria Top 40 Gregory Abbott Shake You Down in Dutch Ultratop 50 Top RPM Singles Issue 0775 RPM Library and Archives Canada The Irish Charts Search Results Shake You Down Irish Singles Chart Retrieved January 1 2021 Nederlandse Top 40 Gregory Abbott in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved April 7 2021 Gregory Abbott Shake You Down in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved April 7 2021 Gregory Abbott Shake You Down Top 40 Singles Retrieved April 7 2021 Salaverri Fernando September 2005 Solo exitos ano a ano 1959 2002 1st ed Spain Fundacion Autor SGAE ISBN 84 8048 639 2 Gregory Abbott Shake You Down Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved April 7 2022 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved January 1 2021 Gregory Abbott Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Retrieved January 1 2021 Gregory Abbott Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved January 1 2021 Gregory Abbott Chart History Dance Singles Sales Billboard Retrieved January 1 2021 Gregory Abbott Chart History Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard Retrieved January 1 2021 Offiziellecharts de Gregory Abbott Shake You Down in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved April 7 2022 Top 100 Singles PDF Music Week 24 January 24 1987 ISSN 0265 1548 Retrieved April 7 2022 Australian Music Report No 701 28 December 1987 gt National Top 100 Singles for 1987 Australian Music Report Retrieved 11 December 2019 via Imgur Jaaroverzichten 1987 in Dutch Ultratop Hung Medien Retrieved April 6 2022 Top 100 Singles of 87 RPM Vol 47 no 12 Library and Archives Canada 26 December 1987 Archived from the original on October 5 2013 Retrieved April 6 2022 European Charts of the Year 1987 Singles PDF Music amp Media Vol 4 no 51 52 December 26 1987 p 34 Retrieved April 7 2022 Top 100 Jaaroverzicht van 1987 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved April 6 2022 Jaaroverzichten Single 1987 in Dutch Single Top 100 Hung Medien Retrieved April 6 2022 END OF YEAR CHARTS 1987 Official New Zealand Music Chart Retrieved April 22 2021 1987 The Year in Music amp Video Top Adult Contemporary Singles Billboard Vol 99 no 52 December 26 1987 p Y 31 Retrieved April 7 2022 1987 The Year in Music amp Video Top Pop Singles Billboard Vol 99 no 52 December 26 1987 p Y 22 Retrieved April 7 2022 The CASH BOX Year End Charts 1987 Top 50 Pop Singles Cash Box December 26 1987 Archived from the original on October 6 2012 Retrieved April 7 2022 Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart Billboard Retrieved 10 December 2018 External links editGregory Abbott at Allmusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shake You Down amp oldid 1211701417, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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