Automatic Lover

"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 of "Out There" by Lange was released on Serious Records in 1999 to moderate success, in the UK.

The song's "robotic" backing vocals were provided by Jimmy McShane, who subsequently toured Europe with Jackson and her band as a stage dancer and backing singer.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 273. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ Ehnert, Günter, ed. (1990). Hit Bilanz. Deutsche Chart Singles 1956–1980. Hamburg: Taurus Press. p. 105.
  3. ^ Jasper, Tony (23 August 1985). "Jungle monster from boy in leopard skin". Manchester Evening News. p. 12. Retrieved 26 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ McAleer, Dave (1990). The Omnibus Book of British and American Hit Singles, 1960-1990. Omnibus Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780711921801.
  5. ^ Chris White, ed. (17 August 1985). "Talent: Chart newcomer". Music Week. p. 24. ISSN 0265-1548.