"Automatic Lover"
Single by Dee D. Jackson
from the album Cosmic Curves
Released1978
GenreDisco
Length3:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Gary Unwin
  • Patty Unwin
Producer(s)Gary Unwin
Dee D. Jackson singles chronology
"Man of a Man"
(1977) 		"Automatic Lover"
(1978) 		"Meteor Man"
(1978)
Music video
"Automatic Lover" on YouTube

"Automatic Lover" is a 1978 song by English singer and musician Dee D. Jackson, released as the lead single from her debut album, Cosmic Curves (1978). The song was very successful on the charts in Europe, reaching number two in Sweden, number three in Ireland, number four in the UK[1] and number five in both Norway and West Germany.[2] It also charted in Australia and climbed high up the South African singles charts. In Brazil, the success was such that the Brazilian media produced its own version of Dee D. Jackson. The accompanying music video for the song features Jackson performing with a robot. The refrain, "See me, feel me, hear me, love me, touch me", was sampled on the Friends of Matthew track, "Out There" in 1991, released on Pulse 8 Records. A trance remix by Lange was released on Serious Records in 1999 to moderate success, in the UK.

Track listing

A. "Automatic Lover"
B. "Didn't Think You'd Do It"

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 56
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 11
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 10
Ireland (IRMA) 3
Italy (Musica e dischi)[6] 6
Norway (VG-lista)[7] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[1] 4
West Germany (Official German Charts)[2] 5

References

  1. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 273. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ a b Ehnert, Günter, ed. (1990). Hit Bilanz. Deutsche Chart Singles 1956–1980. Hamburg: Taurus Press. p. 105.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 150. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Dee D. Jackson – Automatic Lover" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  5. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Dee D. Jackson".
  7. ^ "Dee D. Jackson – Automatic Lover". VG-lista. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Dee D. Jackson – Automatic Lover". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Dee D. Jackson – Automatic Lover". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
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