Rub You the Right Way

"Rub You the Right Way"
Single by Johnny Gill
from the album Johnny Gill
ReleasedMarch 28, 1990 (1990-03-28)[1]
StudioFlyte Tyme (Edina, Minnesota)
GenreNew jack swing[2]
Length
  • 5:31 (album version)
  • 4:07 (single version)
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)James Harris III & Terry Lewis
Producer(s)
  • Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (album version)
Johnny Gill singles chronology
"Where Do We Go From Here"
(1989)
"Rub You the Right Way"
(1990)
"My, My, My"
(1990)

"Rub You the Right Way" is a song by American singer Johnny Gill, issued as the first single from his self-titled third album in March 1990. The single was written and produced by James Harris III & Terry Lewis. A remixed version of the song exists with a rap verse from CL Smooth.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference riaa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Josephs, Brian (July 20, 2012). "The 25 Best New Jack Swing Songs". Complex. Retrieved July 26, 2016.